There's only one certain conclusion: Woody Allen finds it terrifically uncomfortable being Woody Allen.
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10/16/07
Wild Man Blues (1998)
86 %
Reviews Counted: 35 Fresh: 30 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Synopsis: As though opening a door into a life that the press had been trying to bang down during his tumultuous breakup from Mia Farrow, comedian-filmmaker-clarinetist Woody Allen decided to allow documentary filmmmaker Barbara Kopple to follow him with a camera on a 1996 tour of Europe with his New... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Woody Allen
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Top Critic
It's hardly a revelation, but Allen emerges as genuinely neurotic. He's also funny.
01/26/06
Top Critic
The subject is Woody Allen, but anyone interested in his career as a writer, stand-up comedian, actor or filmmaker will learn little from Barbara Kopple's new documentary.
10/16/07
Kopple's discreet, quietly revelatory style creates a fine balance between public and private personae that veers more pointedly toward the personal in an incongruous but fascinating coda.
10/16/07
Top Critic
It provides some generous insights into his psychic background when his unsupportive parents greet him back in New York at the end.
10/16/07
Not quite the type of political punchiness one would expect from Kopple, but it does answer a lot of questions about Allen who obviously had a strong hand in the film's compilation.
12/06/05
Craftsmanship and wit are as present here as in [director Barbara Kopple's] more socially-minded, dramatic work.
01/10/03
An interesting documentary covering a tour of Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz band. If you enjoy the music, or are a fan of all things Woody, then you should give this one a rental. Others probably wouldn't enjoy it.
08/09/02
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06/05/02
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This is a very fine film, especially for film buffs and fans of Woody Allen.
01/01/01
There is a quiet agenda here of keeping the personal relationship visible, natural, and low keyed.
01/01/00
If you'd like to see what 90 minutes of Woody's neurotic home life is like, punctuated by some clarinet blowing, this is the movie for you.
01/01/00
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