Les réferences cinéphiliques chez Woody Allen: construire une oeuvre sur la base de l'intertextualité

Abstract

Since the beginning of his career, American director Woody Allen has employed several cinematographic styles. By means of burlesque, psychological comedy and drama, the filmmaker has created an oeuvre that is distinguished by the great richness of its cinematographic écriture. One important aspect of his artistic enterprise lies in the use of film references. The use of intertextuality in his work allows one to trace influences from films as well as other spheres of artistic activity. This paper examines four large categories of citation: «direct», «indirect», «implicit» and «extra-cinematographic.» Allen’s use of intertextuality allows him to reinvent the use of parody, making it a key element to grasp a secondary level of understanding in his work.

Woody Allen’s Broadway Danny Rose: Dialoguing with Jewish Tradition

“…That method is usually used for relationships between texts, but in this article the aim is to contextualize the image and story of a film by Woody Allen using Jewish interpretations of the Exodus story (for Allen and intertextuality, see Fortin 1996). What is important here is that, crucial to that Jewish tradition, from the beginning of the textualization, actualization belonged to the passing on of tradition (see only Fishbane 1985).…”