内容简介
从《安妮霍尔》到《午夜巴黎》，伍迪·艾伦的电影创作生涯长达五十余年，几乎每年都有一部新作，几乎每部新作都由自己撰写剧本。他是在世蕞知名的美国导演之一，作品风格独树一帜，以机智幽默、浪漫故事和深刻哲学吸引万千影迷，十六次提名奥斯卡原创剧本奖并三次夺魁的记录无人能敌。
《毫无意义》是伍迪·艾伦的自传作品，首度全面地回顾创作生涯和生命故事，讲述一个纽约穷小子如何踏上喜剧的台阶，成长为万千文艺青年膜拜的幽默大师。从布鲁克林贫穷且温馨的童年写起，回顾两次大学退学的轻狂时光、担任综艺编剧的青葱岁月、和老一辈喜剧大师的友谊、讲脱口秀的艰难日子，并着重书写漫长且辉煌的导演生涯，讲出《安妮霍尔》《午夜巴黎》等作品背后的故事，以及，首度全面分享自己的私人生活和情感经历。
《毫无意义》延续了伍迪·艾伦电影中的浪漫和幽默，心碎和狂欢都被写在同一页纸上。如同穿越回二十世纪雨后的纽约和巴黎，在片场亲历伍迪作品背后的故事，戈达尔和费里尼穿梭其中，在怀旧的絮叨中抵达电影的流动盛宴，又如同在看一场四百多页的脱口秀，在一次次爆笑中窥见大师的挣扎和成长，永动机般的创意来源，以及老伍迪的人生哲学：人生毫无意义，而你可以把它拍成悲剧或喜剧。
作者简介
伍迪·艾伦，美国导演、演员、作家。
生于纽约布鲁克林，15岁起为报纸、广播撰写专栏，后成为脱口秀演员。
制作超过五十部电影，作品风格独树一帜，均为自编自导，以幽默对白和浪漫情节著称，十六次入围奥斯卡原创剧本并三次夺魁，两项纪录无人能破。
1977年，凭借《安妮·霍尔》获得奥斯卡蕞佳导演、蕞佳影片、蕞佳原创剧本等奖项，从此蜚声国际，此后《开罗紫玫瑰》《曼哈顿》《午夜巴黎》《纽约一个下雨天》等作品均获奖无数；因辉煌和漫长的职业生涯，被威尼斯电影节、戛纳电影节、金球奖、美国导演协会、英国电影学院、美国喜剧奖等机构授予终身成就奖。
2022年，伍迪·艾伦在巴黎开拍他的第五十部电影长片。
Content introduction
From "Annie Hall" to "Midnight in Paris", Woody Allen's film writing career spans more than 50 years, almost every year there is a new work, almost every new work by his own screenplay. He is one of the most famous American directors in the world. His works have a unique style, attracting millions of fans with witty humor, romantic stories and deep philosophy. He has been nominated for sixteen Academy Awards for original screenplay and won three times.
"Meaningless" is Woody Allen's autobiographical work, the first comprehensive review of his creative career and life story, telling how a poor New York boy stepped on the stage of comedy, and grew into a humorous master worshipped by thousands of artistic young people. Starting from a poor, sweet childhood in Brooklyn, it looks back at two college drop-outs, its youth as a variety writer, its friendships with older comedy masters, and its tough days as a stand-up comedian, and focuses on a long and illustous career as a director, telling the stories behind Annie Hall, Midnight in Paris, and, For the first time, I fully shared my personal life and emotional experiences.
"Pointless" continues the romance and humor of Woody Allen's films, with heartbreak and revelry all written on the same page. As if traveling back in time to New York and Paris after the rain of the 20th century, experiencing the story behind Woody's works on the set, Godard and Fellini travel through it, arriving at the moving feast of the film in the nostalgic rambling, as if watching a 400-page talk show, peering into the master's struggle and growth, the creative source of perpetual motion machine, and the life philosophy of the old Woody: Life is meaningless, and you can make it a tragedy or a comedy.
About the author
Woody Allen is an American director, actor and writer.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he began writing newspaper and radio columns at the age of 15 and later became a stand-up comedian.
Produced more than 50 films, the style of the work is unique, are self-written and self-directed, known for humorous dialogue and romantic plots, 16 times nominated for the Oscar original screenplay and three times won, two records can not be broken.
In 1977, with "Annie Hall" won the Oscar for the best director, the best film, the best original screenplay and other awards, since then, "The Purple Rose of Cairo", "Manhattan", "Midnight in Paris", "A rainy Day in New York" and other works have won numerous awards; For his illustrious and long career, he has been honored with Lifetime achievement Awards by the Venice Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Golden Globe Awards, Directors Guild of America, British Film Institute, American Comedy Awards, etc.
In 2022, Woody Allen began filming his 50th feature film in Paris.
