Standard PRC transliteration. Woody Allen is one of the few American directors with broad name-recognition among older Chinese cinephiles, alongside
希区柯克 (Xīqūkēkè, 'Hitchcock') and
库布里克 (Kùbùlǐkè, 'Kubrick'). His neurotic, dialogue-driven comedies became a reference point for Chinese arthouse audiences in the 1990s.