As to the film itself, which is finally available (thanks, Amazon) it's delightful, though somewhat reminiscent of the honeymooners story from To Rome With Love (which itself is derived from a Fellini). (And, while we're on the subject, the whole 'walking in the rain' thing comes from Midnight in Paris - but here it's extended in an evocative and interesting way. Actually, there's lots of rain scenes in Woody Allen - Manhattan, Match Point, Wonder Wheel - I should make a little film about it.)
Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning travel to Manhattan, she gets involved with a Hollywood director (Leiv Schreiber), writer (Jude Law) and film star (Diego Luna); meanwhile he bumps into the younger sister of his former girlfriend (Selena Gomez)...
Unexpected emotional kick comes in scene with Chalamet and his mother Cherry Jones. Elle is so funny when she starts drinking.
Beautifully photographed again by Vittorio Storaro. Loquasto, Lepselter.
Amazon finally settled with Woody out of court in November (the deal was originally worth a minimum of $60m) and returned the rights to distribute the film in North America - I have a funny feeling that won't happen, but at least it might get a DVD release. (As a funny aside, it's reportedly on the playlist on American Airlines flights.) Why it's not out here (or Australia) is a complete mystery, and not a Manhattan Murder Mystery, either.
Because of the delay, Woody's newest, Rifkin's Festival, is complete and due for release this year.
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