{"product_id":"sweet-and-lowdown-lloyd-michaels-9780231178556","title":"Sweet and Lowdown: Woody Allen's Cinema of Regret","description":"Over a career that has spanned more than six decades, Woody Allen has explored the emotion of regret as a response to the existentialist dilemma of not being someone else. Tracing this recurrent theme from his stand-up comedy routines and apprentice work through classics like \u003ci\u003eAnnie Hall, Manhattan, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Hannah and Her Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBullets Over Broadway\u003c\/i\u003e as well as less esteemed accomplishments (\u003ci\u003eAnother Woman, Sweet and Lowdown, Cassandra's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e), this volume argues that it is ultimately the shallowness of his protagonists' regret--their lack of deeply felt, sustained remorse--that defines Allen's pervasive view of human experience. Drawing on insights from philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, the book discusses nearly every Woody Allen film, with extended analyses of the relationship films (including \u003ci\u003eAlice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHusbands and Wives\u003c\/i\u003e), the murder tetralogy (including \u003ci\u003eMatch Point\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIrrational Man\u003c\/i\u003e), the self-reflexive films (including \u003ci\u003eStardust Memories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeconstructing Harry\u003c\/i\u003e), and the movies about nostalgia (including \u003ci\u003eRadio Days\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e). The book concludes by considering Allen's most affirmative resolution of regret (\u003ci\u003eBroadway Danny Rose\u003c\/i\u003e) and speculating about the relevance of this through-line for understanding Allen's personal life and prospects as an octogenarian auteur.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd Michaels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231178557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231178556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Lloyd Michaels","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128429015295,"sku":"9780231178556","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5dd29c48-1d40-4d2f-8453-850ccc81c64e.jpg?v=1687458648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sweet-and-lowdown-lloyd-michaels-9780231178556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}