Woody Allen: The Last Film in Paris Before Retirement

Woody Allen: The Last Film in Paris Before Retirement

In an interview with Journal du Dimanche, Woody Allen talked about his next (and last?) film: a thriller set in Paris in French.

Woody Allen spoke at the Rifkin Festival promotion of his new movie in theaters on July 13. Sunday magazine About his next and possibly last feature film.

During a live Instagram with Alec Baldwin, the director recently hinted at the possibility of retirement. He said there: “I will probably make another film. I have to admit that most of my feelings are gone. I no longer have the chills I used to feel“.

And exactly his last film should be developed in Paris, with the participation of an entirely French actor. The filmmaker clarifies that he has already found the lead actors (without further details) for the thriller, which is set to begin shooting in September.

French “Match Point”

he declares JDD:”I’m moving to Paris in September for a two-year project that was postponed due to Covid. This will be my 50th feature film. I found financing in the United States, but the cast is entirely French and the film will be played in your language.”

Allen then explains “The plot according to Match Point will be: a kind of love and poison thriller. I have wonderful memories from the shooting of the film Minuit à Paris in 2010. I really like this city and I came often, every time I found magical places..”

“No one can stop me from writing”

Since 2018, Woody Allen has been in turmoil following allegations of sexual abuse by his adopted daughter. In the wake of the MeToo movement, Hollywood turned its back on him and it became much more difficult for the filmmaker to create his projects.

Woody Allen on the set of “Midnight in Paris”.

When questioned by JDD on the subject, Annie Hall’s director states “I am an author and no one can stop me from writing and working accordingly. This is the guarantee of my freedom and my independenceIf Woody Allen ends his career as a director, he should continue to write for others.

They fall under the spell of the event, Spain and the movies. The wife has an affair with a brilliant French director, and her husband falls in love with a beautiful Spaniard.

Source: allocine

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