An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing habits, and his relationship with performers.
Writing
His typewriter ritual will haunt you forever.
Direction
Weide somehow makes Allen tolerate being filmed.
Production
Rare home movies and childhood photos he'd hate.
Director
Robert B. Weide
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Weide spent two decades on this doc because Allen kept delaying access; he finally agreed after seeing Weide's Curb Your Enthusiasm work.
The film's 2011 release timing—post-scandal, pre-MeToo—creates a fascinating tension between Allen's self-mythology and evolving cultural accountability.
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