Recently, the anti-sexual harassment campaign in Hollywood has been enthusiastic, and woody Allen's accusation of sexually assaulting 7-year-old adopted daughter Dylan Farrow 25 years ago has been brought up again.
Dylan himself came forward again to give a television interview and complain about his adoptive father. Woody Allen issued a statement reiterating that he had never molested Dylan.
Woody Allen's adopted son, Dylan's brother Moses Farrow, also spoke out on social networks, saying that the indecency did not happen, but that their adoptive mother, Mia Farrow, constantly "brainwashed" her daughter, "I hope dylan will one day escape her mother's mercy, face reality, and begin her self-healing."
From left to right: Moses Farrow, Mia Farrow, Dylan Farrow and Woody Allen
It is true that every family has a difficult scripture to read.
But aside from these internal disturbances within the family, Woody Allen's place in film history is still admirable.
The experience of this 80-year-old man has even become a success book, and heavy fans regard his humor and freedom as a model for life, and his films are also highly discussed in social conversations.
His film heroines are all good looks and temperament, a large paragraph of dialogue or confession, there are many cold humor points, the audience requirements are very high, to tighten the thinking to keep up with his fast-paced words and tuberculosis mode, a little distracted, he may talk from astronomical geography to the toilet toilet.
This cute little old man, with a bitter face, a pair of mirror frames, nervous, chattering, has the most envied slash identity of contemporary youth - director/screenwriter/actor/writer/musician and playwright.
So what exactly did Woody Allen do to make fans around the world so fascinated?
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He won numerous awards but refused to accept them
Oscars are held every year, but the name that appears the most on the Oscar nomination list is undoubtedly Woody Allen, with 24 nominations and 4 wins. In addition, he has been nominated for the Golden Globe 13 times, twice.
Woody Allen first ventured into film in 1966, and since the 1970s, Woody Allen has been a regular on the Oscar nomination list. Take the fan-recognized best picture "Anne Hall", which won four Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Screenplay.
At the Oscars, a world-class party, if woody Allen's work is on the list of nominations for "Best Original Screenplay," basically no other opponents have a chance to win.
Not only american imperialism, but also European recognition of Woody Allen is broad and enduring. In 2016, "Coffee Commune" appeared in Cannes as the opening film, which was the third time he opened the cannes prologue after "Hollywood Finale" in 2002 and "Midnight in Paris" in 2011 – he was the only one in Cannes history to achieve such glory.
"Midnight in Paris", which is praised as the bible of literature and art by literary and artistic youth, received 66 nominations worldwide in 2012 and won 23 gold cups.
If at this time someone says that Woody Allen won the award, it is absolute nonsense, because Woody Allen never appears at any award ceremony.
The 2014 Golden Globe Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Woody Allen, as the biggest highlight of the whole awards ceremony, the organizers naturally expected him to go in person, and the embarrassing thing is that this old man has never been! Yes! dew! face!
In fact, Woody Allen has been keeping a distance from the awards ceremony for a long time, so whether you have the Golden Globes or the Oscars, the world's major film festivals have been nominated at least 185 times, won 123 awards, do not go is not going, wearing a top hat is useless.
The only time he attended the awards ceremony was at the 2002 Oscars after 9/11, and he didn't accept the awards that time, but as an ambassador to the city of New York, thanking Hollywood for its support of New York after 9/11.
Regarding "why not participate in the awards", it is rumored that he is super introverted and super homely, and even has the fallacy of social phobia. However, this passage once said by Woody Allen may be explained:
I can't stand others to judge me, if they say you deserve this award you accept, then the next time they say you don't deserve it, you have to accept it.
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The highest yields are all boutique
With a year-long film, Woody Allen, who is over 80 years old, maintains an amazing creative force and is called the "god of cinema" by his fans. Spanning half a century of filmmaking, he has documented the changes of the times through classic images.
At the Cannes Film Festival in May 2016, the 81-year-old Woody Allen appeared in Cannes, and although his hair was all white, his spirit was strong enough.
"Coffee Commune" is the 53rd film directed by Woody Allen, and counting the identities of "producer", "screenwriter" and "actor", Woody Allen has participated in more than 110 films, that is, he is making movies every minute and every second.
Someone used "enthusiasm" to explain Woody Allen's prolificness, but at the Cannes Film Festival, he explained why:
Making a movie is a great way to get distracted. I no longer think about the coming of death, the aging of my body, and the fact that I will completely become an old man in the future.
For most directors, high frequency output = low quality assurance. However, this formula does not fit Woody Allen, and the level of the old man's work can basically be divided into two grades: excellent and excellent.
According to statistics, among the 53 films directed by Woody Allen, the Douban score is above 7 points, of which 17 are more than 8 points, most of which are concentrated in the last century. Although his films are mostly labeled as "literary" or "petty bourgeois", it is unprecedented to never lose his hand in the face of a specific group.
In the remaining 60 or so films in which he has participated, both the screenwriter and the soundtrack have been labeled as "light humor" and "nagging". Just like "The Legend of Brother Ant" and "Alternative Heroes", although it is not personally directed, the film is also branded with a strong Woody style, which does not exceed the rules at will, laughing and cursing.
Waiting to see his movie every year has become a habit for many people, and this eccentric Jewish old man always seems to have endless thoughts. The feeling of chattering and talking about inconsequentiality makes people feel particularly comfortable, just like the original face of life, and there is not much big truth on the line.
As for which film best represents Woody Allen? Everyone's answer may be different.
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Black middle class but heartfelt love
Veteran drivers know that Woody Allen has three treasures: talking, cheating, and green tea. Behind the frequent use of these elements is the specific group he has portrayed over the past 30 years – the middle class.
Under his lens, the middle class cannot escape the fate of being hacked: polite but nervous, chattering and unfocused, sensitive and anxious, with intellectual self-hatred and self-pity.
Whether it is the comedian in "Anne Hall" who urges his girlfriend to go to night school, or the "perfect wife" in "Blue Jasmine" who suffers from her husband's cheating and suicide in prison, it is actually just a face of middle-class sentient beings. Woody Allen tore their veils without mercy.
1 mean
Is the middle class full of disdain for so-called vices? Is it that watching literary and art movies, more "elegant" than watching Korean dramas, should be in the upper reaches of the chain of contempt? Well, it's quite mean.
2 Care too much about "quality of life"
Another groove in the middle class is that what kind of couch to sleep on is more important than "sleeping on the couch" itself.
3 Poor exquisite
Drink water is not OK, drink sparkling water. Eat vegetables can not, eat organic vegetables. God knows how many big scares the middle class feeds to sell healthy food? There are many delicious things in the world, but the middle class does not like to eat. There are also many delicious drinks in the world, but they are all poisons in the eyes of the middle class.
4 Full of big truths, but can't figure out reality
The middle class is full of Kant's philosophical speculations, but they can't figure out the vendors in the vegetable market. Whether they disdain it or really can't figure it out, it's hard to say.
5 Emotional life is a mess
Don't look at the middle class itself disdainful of tianya gossip, think the level is too low. But many of the middle class's own days are like dog blood Korean dramas. Does not divorce several times or mean middle class?
Of course, Woody Allen wasn't black for black's sake either.
People love Woody Allen because of the comedy and sense of humor in his films, and because of his profound portrayals and ridicule of men and women, life and death, love and desire, and even politics and society.
What's even more remarkable is that Woody knows how to be merciful after mockery, and he will never let his little people fail completely. This is like Zhou Xingchi, his little people also have a very happy temperament and a fighting spirit that has never been defeated.
We see the absurdity and strangeness in ourselves in the film, and understand those struggles and consternations to better understand and correct ourselves.
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Good at shaking baggage but serious and serious
Humor is a thing that does rely on talent, and long before he became famous, Woody Allen was able to carry some heavy topics lightly and wittily.
Whether it's the ridicule of the heroes of the thirties in "The Fool in Prison" or the pretend sperm mating with goats in "The Book of Sex", Woody Allen is based in the West and uses cold humor to pure fire.
Some people sighed, if we have half of Woody's sense of humor, it must be another Stephen Chow!
But this sense of humor, which can withstand scrutiny, comes from a wealth of knowledge and insight, as if how rich the world is, how vast Woody Allen is.
Behind the fragments of "Anne Hall", it provided a channel for the confusion of young boys and girls at that time:
"Midnight in Paris" not only has a cultural stew feast, but also leaves the audience room to think about the role of civilization:
"The Unreasonable Man" uses the depravity of a leg-splitting man to explain to the world the practical significance of Murphy's Law:
He is good at absorbing the advantages of silent film comedy, combined with his own set of witty dialogues with strong local overtones, especially the wit of New York intellectuals.
In short, after watching Woody's movies, you can always laugh again after laughing.
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Love movies but also love music
If you collect woody Allen's film scores, it will be a "European and American golden song book".
Take the more unpopular "Scoop" for example: the film begins with a funeral, "Swan Lake" is close to death every time it is played, the famous London journalist Joy died of cerebral thrombosis, the priest murmured reminiscences, and the brisk "Swan Lake" haunted the church, feeling that the coffin was not very real, and the deceased came to life.
At the end of the film, Woody performs magic tricks on the boat, and once again it is Annen Polka's drum beat music, bringing a different kind of magical look.
Woody Allen rarely uses contemporary versions of "golden songs", preferring instead to use early recordings that feel as if they are in a bygone era.
The old-school soundtrack style, combined with the chattering and enduring themes of most of Woody's best films, is incompatible with the current situation and forms an audiovisual system that combines ridicule, bitterness, and helplessness.
In fact, in addition to the identity of director, screenwriter, actor, and writer, Woody can also be called a musician.
He loved jazz so much that he formed a New Orleans jazz band, and he relied on his clarinet playing talent he had learned since he was a teenager to hold a concert or something from time to time.
In addition, Woody also performed in regular venues all year round, such as a bar called Michael's pub, which he went for 25 years until it was closed. Then he went to cafe carlyle, and as long as he was in New York, he would definitely play on Monday night...
How moist and comfortable such a life is.