WOODY ALLEN A Magician in Manhattan: Cinema and the Art of Wonder

New York, mid-1940s. On his birthday, a young Allan Stewart Konigsberg unwraps a small box of magic tricks - a gift that would have changed his life. Enchanted by the Art of Wonder, he dreams of becaming a magician. But fate has other plans: his wit, timing, and surreal humor soon lead him to trade playing cards, coins and trick dice for a camera -and the world comes to know him as Woody Allen. Marc Casellato, renowed illusionist, magic historian and dream maker, offers an illuminating and original portrait of the New York director. Through anecdotes, plots, and deep reflections, he reveals the subtle and pervasive influence of magic in Allen’s life and art -a journey that intertwines cinema, illusion, and the beauty of believing in wonder. The title was selected for the Independent Authors section of the 37th Turin International Book Fair.
ASIN: B0G2GPDML2
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Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:CASELLATO, MARC
Binding: Hardcover
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