Wild Man Blues Movie Review 1998

Director Barbara Kopple's documentary follows Woody Allen on a European tour with his New Orleans-style jazz band. The reclusive director gave Kopple unlimited access, and allowed himself and wife-to-be Soon Yi Previn to be body microphoned for a glimpse into their personal lives. Although it glosses over the controversy of his courtship of Soon Yi, Allen comes across like one of his screen characters: a neurotic but still likeable guy prone to one-liners. May show a little too much adoration for Allen, but that's to be expected if you notice that his producer Jean Doumanian also co-produced.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 104 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Music--Jazz

Cast

Woody Allen

Cinematography

Tom Hurwitz

Director

Barbara Kopple

Producer

Fine Line Features