Writer-director Whit Stillman (“Metropolitan”) has bravely assessed that the only crimes Woody Allen has committed in his life are “Celebrity,” “Cassandra’s Dream,” “Whatever Works” and “Stardust Memories.”
Mostly correct. I’d also add “Anything Else,” “Melinda and Melinda,” “To Rome With Love,” “Magic in the Moonlight” and “Rifkin’s Festival.”
That’s actually a pretty small amount of major duds for a filmmaker who is about to release his 50th film.
Stillman ends his tweet with the #IBelieveMoses hashtag, referring to son Moses Farrow’s vehement defense of his dad in regards to the allegations thrown against him by former partner Mia Farrow and daughter Dylan.
Allen has had his career destroyed in Hollywood because of Mia’s purposeful attempt to smear him with accusations that never added up. She took advantage of today’s mob mentality and knew that whatever she accused Allen of would, no matter the story holes, resonate inside our current maddening zeitgeist.
This hasn’t stopped Allen. He found European funding to make, at least, one more film. This one is called “Coup de Chance” and it was shot all in French. It might have its world premiere this fall at the San Sebastien Film Festival.
“Coup de Chance” has been described by Allen as a spiritual successor to “Match Point.” It’s his 50th film, a contemporary romantic thriller “charting the story of two young people whose bond leads to marital infidelity and ultimately crime.”
The upcoming film had a private screening in NYC back in March. Roger Friedman raved about it saying it was “sensational.” The previous month, Keith McNally snuck into a private screening and was blown away as well. “Coup de Chance” was also screened at the EFM market in Berlin with one buyer emailing me, echoing McNally’s sentiments, that it was Allen’s “best film in years”.