Woody Allen (Disemba 1, 1935) ambaye jina lake halisi ni Allan Stewart Konigsberg, alizaliwa huko Brooklyn, New York. Allen ni mwandishi wa hadithi, mchekeshaji, mwongoza filamu, na mwigizaji ambaye kazi yake imeenea zaidi ya nusu karne. Alianza kujihusisha na sanaa tangu akiwa kijana mdogo kwa kuandika vichekesho kwenye magazeti na vipindi vya redio. Aliendelea na kazi yake ya kuchekesha kwenye vilabu vya usiku na luninga kabla ya kuingia katika ulimwengu wa filamu.

Woody Allen

Katika miaka ya 1960, Allen alianza kazi za uandishi na utayarishaji wa filamu, ambapo alionyesha kipaji chake cha ucheshi na falsafa za kijamii. Filamu yake ya kwanza aliyoiandika na kuongoza ilikuwa "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" (1966), ambapo alichukua filamu ya kijapani na kuibadilisha kwa kuongeza mazungumzo mapya ya ucheshi. Hata hivyo, mafanikio yake makubwa yaliletwa na filamu "Annie Hall" (1977), ambayo ilishinda tuzo nne za Academy ikiwemo picha bora, muongozaji bora, mwandishi bora wa hadithi asilia, na mwigizaji bora wa kike kwa Diane Keaton. "Annie Hall" ni mojawapo ya filamu zake zilizopendwa sana na kuonyesha mchanganyiko wa kipekee wa ucheshi na uchunguzi juu ya mahusiano ya kibinadamu.

Allen anaendelea kuwa na ushawishi mkubwa katika ulimwengu wa filamu na ametayarisha zaidi ya filamu 50. Kazi zake zinajumuisha vichekesho vya kijamii, visa vya mapenzi, na filamu za kifalsafa. Baadhi ya filamu zake maarufu ni pamoja na "Manhattan" (1979), "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986), "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989), "Midnight in Paris" (2011), na "Blue Jasmine" (2013). Mbali na kuwa mwandishi na mwongoza filamu, Allen pia ameigiza katika filamu zake nyingi.

Maisha Binafsi

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Uhusiano wake na Mia Farrow ulivunjika kwa kashfa wakati alipoingia kwenye uhusiano na Soon-Yi Previn, ambaye alikuwa binti wa kumlea wa Farrow. Hali hii ilisababisha mvutano mkubwa na kuathiri maisha yake ya kazi na binafsi. Pamoja na hayo, Allen ameendelea kufanya kazi na kutoa filamu mpya kila mwaka.

Allen amepata tuzo nyingi na heshima kwa kazi yake ya filamu, ikiwa ni pamoja na tuzo nne za Academy na tuzo za Golden Globe. Anaendelea kuwa na ushawishi mkubwa katika ulimwengu wa sanaa na filamu, akiwa na mtindo wake wa kipekee na maoni ya kina kuhusu maisha na mahusiano ya kibinadamu.

Baadhi ya kazi za Woody Allen

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Jina la Filamu/Tamthilia Mwaka Uliotoka Idadi ya Tuzo Wasanii Wakubwa Alioshirikiana Nao
Annie Hall 1977 4 Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
Manhattan 1979 0 Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 3 Michael Caine, Mia Farrow
Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 0 Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston
Midnight in Paris 2011 1 Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams
Blue Jasmine 2013 1 Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin
The Purple Rose of Cairo 1985 0 Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels
Zelig 1983 0 Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
Bullets Over Broadway 1994 1 John Cusack, Dianne Wiest
Match Point 2005 0 Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson
Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2008 1 Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz
Manhattan Murder Mystery 1993 0 Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
Sweet and Lowdown 1999 0 Sean Penn, Samantha Morton
Deconstructing Harry 1997 0 Woody Allen, Kirstie Alley
Mighty Aphrodite 1995 1 Mira Sorvino, Woody Allen
Husbands and Wives 1992 0 Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
Everyone Says I Love You 1996 0 Edward Norton, Drew Barrymore
Love and Death 1975 0 Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
Radio Days 1987 0 Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest
Sleeper 1973 0 Woody Allen, Diane Keaton

Marejeo

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