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Without feathers
by Woody Allen
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74 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in 13 languages and held by 1,965 libraries worldwide
Side effects
by Woody Allen
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68 editions published between 1975 and 2009 in 17 languages and held by 1,950 libraries worldwide Allen's third and final collection of humor pieces which originally appeared in The New Yorker during the late 1970s.
Annie Hall
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121 editions published between 1976 and 2008 in 8 languages and held by 1,593 libraries worldwide Woody Allen's semiautobiographical portrait of his amorous, but ultimately mismatched, relationship with co-star Diane Keaton. Allen uses satire and comedy to portray this "nervous romance" for modern times.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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4 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,527 libraries worldwide Vicky is a smart, sensible brunette. Cristina is an amorous, freethinking blonde. They've just arrived in Barcelona, where they will be spending the summer. Sultry Spanish painter Juan Antonio introduces himself and immediately offers to whisk them away for a weekend of sightseeing and threesomes. But there is an ex-wife, who soon appears. Maria Elena is wildly beautiful, wildly brilliant, wildly moody, and wildly wild. There is wine, melancholy music, soulful talk of art and emotions and tales tempestuous relationships. The city is magnificent, and everybody finishes the summer a little wiser and with a lifetime of memories. What more could you ask?
Mere anarchy
by Woody Allen
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44 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 1,495 libraries worldwide A new collection of eighteen stories, including eight never-before-published pieces, features the author's reflections on everything from nanny tell-alls and film camp to clothes that smell like twice-cooked pork.
Match point
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3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 1,419 libraries worldwide Former tennis pro Chris Wilton stumbles into good fortune when Chloe Hewett, the daughter of a wealthy businessman and the sister of one of his tennis students, falls in love with him. But when Chris meets Nola, a much deeper passion is stirred. His desire isn't deterred even after he discovers that Nola is already dating Chloe's brother. But when their affair threatens Chris's increasingly cozy lifestyle, Chris begins to consider a drastic solution.
Getting even
by Woody Allen
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76 editions published between 1966 and 2009 in 15 languages and held by 1,409 libraries worldwide A collection of his Woody Allen's late '60s magazine pieces, offering a look into Allen's bag of shtick, back when it was new.
Annie Hall
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9 editions published between 1981 and 2008 in English and held by 1,399 libraries worldwide Woody Allen's semiautobiographical portrait of his amorous, but ultimately mismatched, relationship with co-star Diane Keaton. Allen uses satire and comedy to portray this "nervous romance" for modern times.
Crimes and misdemeanors
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32 editions published between 1989 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,277 libraries worldwide Weaving together several different stories about people's lives, loves, perceptions, and ideals, this examines some of the toughest questions surrounding human nature.
Antz
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22 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,216 libraries worldwide Life is no picnic for Z, a small worker ant with some very big ideas, whose chances with the beautiful Princess Bala are literally one in a billion. When Z convinces his soldier ant buddy to switch places with him, his simple life takes a wild turn.
Sleeper
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58 editions published between 1971 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,176 libraries worldwide Miles Monroe enters the hospital in 1973 for a minor ulcer operation only to wake up 200 years later after being defrosted. As Miles tries to adjust to his new environment, he is re-programmed, de-programmed, chased by Big Brother-like police, and falls for Luna, an underground poet.
Four films of Woody Allen
by Woody Allen
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23 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in English and Czech and held by 1,147 libraries worldwide Annie Hall -- Interiors -- Manhattan -- Stardust memories.
Antz
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3 editions published between 1999 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 1,145 libraries worldwide Life is no picnic for Z, a small worker ant with some very big ideas, whose chances with the beautiful Princess Bala are literally one in a billion. When Z convinces his soldier ant buddy to switch places with him, his simple life takes a wild turn.
Conversations with Woody Allen : his films, the movies, and moviemaking
by Eric Lax
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15 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and French and held by 1,144 libraries worldwide For more than three decades, Woody Allen has been talking regularly and candidly with Eric Lax, and has given him singular and unfettered access to his film sets, his editing room, and his thoughts and observations. In discussions that begin in 1971 and continue into 2007, Allen discusses every facet of moviemaking through the prism of his own films and the work of directors he admires. In doing so, he reveals an artist's development over the course of his career to date, from joke writer to standup comedian to world-acclaimed filmmaker. Allen talks about the seeds of his ideas and the writing of his screenplays; about casting and acting, shooting and directing, editing and scoring.--From publisher description.
The purple rose of Cairo
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54 editions published between 1984 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 1,143 libraries worldwide Cecilia is a poor waitress in a dumpy New Jersey diner who goes to movies to escape the realities of the Depression Era life. Her favorite is "The purple rose of Cairo." When the leading man Tom Baxter decides to be with Cecilia, confusion abounds.
Scoop
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23 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,113 libraries worldwide While inside of a magician's magic cabinet, aspiring journalist Sondra Pransky is visited by the ghost of a dead reporter who has received a very hot tip in the afterlife. He tells Sondra about a rising young politician named Lord Peter Lyman who may be the notorious tarot card serial killer. With the magician in tow, Sondra sneaks her way into Lyman's life. Sondra finds increasing evidence that the tip from the ghost is true, but finds herself falling in love with Lord Peter.
Play it again, Sam
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27 editions published between 1968 and 2008 in 10 languages and held by 1,060 libraries worldwide National Theatre, Louis A. Lotito, managing director, David Merrick in association with Jack Rollins and Charles Joffe presents Woody Allen in "Play it Again, Sam," a new comedy by Woody Allen, also starring Anthony Roberts, with Sheila Sullivan, Jerry Lacy, Diana Walker, Barbara Brownell, and Diane Keaton, setting by William Ritman, lighting by Martin Aronstein, costumes by Ann Roth, associate producer Samuel Liff, directed by Joseph Hardy.
Woody Allen on Woody Allen
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74 editions published between 1964 and 2008 in 7 languages and held by 1,009 libraries worldwide Interviewed by Stephen Banker, Woody Allen talks about himself, his movie career, his hang-ups.
Bananas
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48 editions published between 1971 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 988 libraries worldwide Absurd humor borders on insanity as a tester of strange gadgets quits his Manhattan job and flees to South America to eventually become leader of a mythical country.
Zelig
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54 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in 9 languages and held by 984 libraries worldwide This spoof of documentary films stars Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, the famous "Chameleon Man" of the 1920's, whose personality was so vague he would assume the characteristics of whomever he came into contact with. Filmed in black-and-white, the movie simulates the look of a newsreel, complete with stentorian narration. more
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Alternative Names
Alen, Gounty
Koenigsberg, Allen Stewart
Konigsberg, Alan Stewart
Konigsberg, Allan Stewart
Konigsberg, Allan Stewart 1935-
Konigsberg, Allen S. 1935-
Königsberg, Allen Stewart.
Konigsberg, Allen Stewart, 1935-
Konigsberg, Allen Stewart lived1935
Konisberg, Allen Stewart 1935-
Konigsberg, Allen Stewart 1935-
Woody Allen.
Woody, Allen, 1935-
Woody Allen lived1935 Аллен, Вудиウディ・アレン آلين، وودي Languages
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