Woody Allen in the LONDON TIMES
May 16th, 2008 by Andre Soares
James Mottram on Woody Allen in the [London] Times:
"This weekend Vicky Cristina Barcelona [above], the 38th film of Allen’s 42-year career, has its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, in an out-of-competition slot. The story of two American students on holiday in Spain, it stars three of Hollywood’s hottest current stars: the recent Oscar winner Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz and, for a third time, Scarlett Johansson.
"Yet when I ask him how he feels about the film now that it is heading to Cannes, the response is distinctly automatic pilot. ‘I never think about a film once it’s finished and I’m almost finished filming another one. I never give it a second thought. It was finished last summer and now it’s this summer.’
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"Now 72, Allen is well past retirement age but has no intention of stopping. ‘I would consider it,’ he says, ‘but it’s not something imminent.’ The trouble is, though, does anyone care any more? As a friend of mine said to me, ‘These days being a fan of Woody Allen is like supporting England: you’re nostalgic for the glory days, you go in with hope and you end up being disappointed.’"
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