FRED's Interview: Woody Allen - COUP DE CHANCE

At FRED Film Radio, Woody Allen presents his new film COUP DE CHANCE, presented in Out of Competition at #Venezia80.
COUP DE CHANCE:
Coup de Chance is about the important role chance and luck play in our lives. Fanny and Jean look like the ideal married couple-they’re both professionally accomplished, they live in a gorgeous apartment in an exclusive neighborhood of Paris, and they seem to be in love just as much as they were when they first met.
But when Fanny accidentally bumps into Alain, a former high school classmate, she’s swept off her feet. They soon see each other again and get closer and closer...
Interview by Chiara Nicoletti
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[@halifaxmayor]

I strongly recommend his memoir, Apropos of Nothing - it's a wonderful, intimate read with one of the greatest writers in American cinema

[@BeauDare-ov7py]

Woody Allen is the best there is.. He is one of the most inventive, resourseful director/ screenwriters in films. As an American actor/ screenwriter, I salute him. Hollywood could take a lesson from him. A million best wishes, Woody..

[@BeauDare-ov7py]

Excellent interview. You can see how comfortable Woody is with this charming lady. They both show each other great respect..

[@Gonzax]

He's the greatest, I will miss him dearly when he's not here anymore

[@beaudare4717]

@@Gonzax Many thanks for your thoughtful note. Indeed, Woody is remarkable. Fortunately, he's still going strong. I hope he makes a dozen more films. All best..

[@Gonzax]

@beaudare4717 Yes, his head is working as brilliantly as ever so hopefully we can still enjoy his work for many more years to come!

[@BeauDare-ov7py]

@Gonzax, Very well said. Indeed, he has a brilliant mind. The film industry needs him more than ever.

[@antoniatejedabarros]

🥰❤👏Coup de chance is absolutely brilliant! Wonderful! Thank you, Woody! You are the best!

[@VinodDhanda-j3j]

More than any filmmaker, Woody Allen has kept his promise to make a film every year. For all of his talent and success, he has remained a humble and honest man, and this shines through in every interview he's given and film he's made. We could all learn much from his energy, imagination - and good luck. I can't wait to watch Coup de Chance.

[@bobbydazzler8684]

Sounds a lot like Match Point. Can't wait to see Coup de chance. Woody is a genius!

[@pablofrank2466]

I cannot wait to see this film. Woody Allen is a genius and one of the greatest living directors.

[@C314-l6u]

@davidlaman722He a sick Child Rapist

[@lynnewebley7270]

Love Woody, wonderful person and fantastic artist

[@C314-l6u]

He’s a child rap*ist

[@antoniatejedabarros]

@@C314-l6u Nope! Totally innocent. Falsely accused. Get the facts right. Then you can apologise to Woody and to his fans.

[@C314-l6u]

@@antoniatejedabarros He’s a child rap*st like I said

[@dagmarquadros1713]

I watched the movie last night and absolutely loved it. Clever script, wonderful actors, downplaying the inherent drama to a point where you think: this could have happened to me. Pure pleasure

[@antoniatejedabarros]

👏❤Coup de chance is another masterpiece by Woody, the master of cinema. The cast (Lou de Laâge, Melvin Poupaud, Niels Schneider, and Valérie Lemercier) is absolutely great, the script (Woody) is brilliant, the cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) is gorgeous, and the direction (Woody) is, as always, impecable. This is a movie about love, betrayal, control, and luck. Amazingly written and beautifully shot. A masterpiece (in French) with a flavour of the great French cinema from last century (Truffaut, Lelouch, Godard), with a bit of Hitchcock (you can actually spot a Hitchcock book lying on a shelf in one scene), and with a wonderful soundtrack (jazz from the 60s: Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island" and Nat Adderley). No explosions, plastic people or a 200MM budget; just absolutely pure excellent cinema. Bravo, Woody. You are the best! 10/10.👏❤

[@ead630]

My ranking of Allen (haven't seen everything, though): 1. Hannah and Her Sisters 2. Annie Hall 3. Match Point 4. Manhattan 5. Crimes and Misdemeanors

[@pablofrank2466]

All excellent choices - check out Interiors (my favourite), Bullets over Broadway (just to see the absolute range of Dianne Wiest) and Manhattan Murder Mystery.

[@ead630]

@@pablofrank2466 I've actually seen Interiors! On a different day it could maybe crack my top 5 over C&M. I remember when I first saw it I sat through the first 20 minutes thinking, "This is just kinda depressing" and "I don't think I like this", not knowing where it was going. But it won me over eventually. I am also sort of in love with Diane Keaton in that film. What I have yet to see from Allen are just about all those acclaimed 80's and 90's movies besides Hannah and Crimes, so I'm looking forward to that

[@regfries8279]

I've seen all 49 films so far. Some have been disappointing, or I haven't been in the right mood, but others I've rewatched countless times. I like your list but I'd squeeze in Husbands and Wives, and To Rome With Love. While Rome isn't profound, I think it's the most 'laugh out loud' film he's ever made.

[@pablofrank2466]

@@regfries8279 I am beyond impressed that you have seen all of Woody's filmography!

[@flamingopower2637]

check out "Husbands and wives" and "The purple rose of cairo"

[@lepetitchat123]

Lovely to see Woody again. He is still a clear and great thinker!

[@lepetitchat123]

@@Νικος-τ5ξ what an obnoxious comment.

[@pablofrank2466]

@@Νικος-τ5ξ Do you really think if he was a paedophile, that he would wait til the age of 56 to pursue his sick urges, do it once (in a house where Mia pinned a note on the door calling him a child molester) and never do it again? You're not that naive/stupid/deluded - delete where applicable.

[@FLK-BC]

​@@Νικος-τ5ξyou're confused

[@antoniatejedabarros]

Genius. Wonderful interview. Thanks! #WoodyAllen ❤💖💗💓

[@cherylfigueroa1959]

I adore Woody his films are amazing and I really don’t care 🤷‍♀️ about what anyone says

[@RobertLaberge]

Very well planned interview by a charming young lady. Some original questions for once.

[@medmaxfuryroad]

Great interview and beautiful questions, she managed to ask simple things but posed in a very interesting and passionate way

[@marionjohnson748]

Great questions for a great director

[@FredFilmRadio]

thanks!

[@oluwaseunojegoke1526]

I'm not good; but I'm consistent. Hmmm. Great, even though he's more than good. But the lesson here is that consistency is the key. This man here is an epitome of consistency.

[@yaelstreetttejeda]

🥰😍😘

[@ead630]

I don't get why he fled to Europe in the first place. He's not in any legal trouble, as far as I know.

[@pablofrank2466]

Unfortunately he is unable to get financial backing in the States for his films and no distributor will touch them. Coupled with that, most actors and actresses have said they would never work with him again.

[@lynnewebley7270]

He never was , he was exonerated by 2 states from the false allegations

[@pablofrank2466]

@SUCKEDD Please educate yourself on this case. Woody Allen was not the parent of Soon Yi - biological, step or adoptive. He never lived in the same household as her when she was growing up (he never even slept once over in Mia's apartment in their 11 year relationship).

[@Ausgar-yc1yl]

​@SUCKEDDHe never dated irmarried any of his children. Try again.

[@pablofrank2466]

@@Νικος-τ5ξ Why do you think that this is a great thing?

[@ryanprotech9530]

Peeedo

[@julianmx13]

npc

[@wolfstar675]

Mia Farrow never proved shit

[@FLK-BC]

@ryanprotech9530 You're a duuuuuuumbasssss

[@antoniatejedabarros]

Who? You?

[@arttoegemann]

​​@@antoniatejedabarrosHa ha! I've been about to make the same comment. Woody has been cleared by the two courts with jurisdiction. So that means Ryan Protech is perverse.

[@gbell7]

I love Woody with all my heart ❤️