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How can a biography of Woody Allen be so unbearably dull?

Only after 300-plus pages of tedious filmography do we finally get to the rift with Mia Farrow and the family scandals that have dogged Allen ever since

1 March 2025

9:00 AM

1 March 2025

9:00 AM

Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham Patrick McGilligan

Harper, pp.848, 40

How do you make the life of Woody Allen unbearably dull? Mainly by retelling the plots of every one of his movies, along with lists of cast and crew, box-office receipts and critical reactions. And there are so many movies – 50 so far, but there’ll probably be another by the time you read this.

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