Woody Allen is not persona non grata everywhere. His next film, Rifkin's Festival will open the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival which will take place in September, relays Variety. This feature film, presented out of competition, was shot in the Basque city last summer and tells the story of an American couple who goes to the festival. The woman falls under the spell of a French director while the husband falls in love with a Spanish woman from the region.
The world premiere of Woody Allen's latest movie, 'Rifkin's Festival,' will open the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival. More details: https://t.co/YMUntnG91L
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 25, 2020In the casting, we find Louis Garrel, Sergi Lopez or Christoph Waltz.
Specific context
This is the second time that Woody Allen has opened the San Sebastian Festival, but this year should be a special experience for the director. Described in Hollywood, he saw his contracts canceled following the accusations of his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, who reiterated that he was abused by his father at the age of 7.
Besides, the filmmaker had to fight to get out his autobiography, By the way . In the United States, Hachette refused to publish the work. The French house Stock has maintained its publication despite the controversy.
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