Woody Allen has a new movie coming out this fall, but you wouldn’t know about it since he’s become person-non-grata in the States. Hell, even his last movie, the 2018 Amazon-dumped “Rainy Day in New York,” has yet to be released here. However, that hasn’t stopped the 84-year-old director from continuing to work — Europeans have welcomed him with open arms and been willing to finance the cinematic endeavors he chooses to write and direct.
His latest film, which was shot in San Sebastian, Spain, is titled “Rifkin’s Festival” and stars Christoph Waltz, Gina Gershon, Wallace Shawn, Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, and Sergi Lopez. The romantic comedy follows an American married couple who head down to the San Sebastián Film Festival only to both fall for different people. The wife has an affair with a French director, whereas the husband falls for a Spanish woman. Sounds very Woody-esque.
Tripictures has picked up the film for a fall release in Spain, expect it to also premiere at the San Sebastián Film Festival in September, unless the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t subsided by then (which is highly likely).
“Rifkin’s Festival” is set to be the 48th film Woody Allen has directed in a long and illustrious career which includes classics such as “Annie Hall,” “Manhattan,” “Hannah and Her Sisters,” “Crimes & Misdemeanors,” and “The Purple Rose of Cairo.”
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