Woody Allen: 'It doesn't matter if my movie isn't released in the United States'

[@carlodave9]

I'm biased. I grew up with a mom who I loved deeply, but who started going crazy when I was 10. During the divorce she wildly accused my father of molesting me. The details brought to me by law enforcement during an interview were so compelling and serious -- including heartbreaking stuff I supposedly told her -- that I felt I would condemn my mom to deny them. Not being a huge fan of my dad (for other reasons), I almost went along with her lies, for her sake. Almost. After the interview was over I broke down, feeling unforgivable for telling the truth(!): that my mom makes stuff up when she gets really mad. Criminal behavior should definitely be prosecuted and tried, and it sucks that a lot of weirdos escape justice even when due process is applied; but PUBLICLY treating every unprovable allegation as fact, and PUBLICLY condemning people based on them, is destructive. If my mom's allegations were all over the news, there is no way I would have been strong enough to tell the truth. I may have even believed her lies to get my conscience off the hook. Weird. I never told a soul about this. Sorry if my story offends any real victims of abuse. I certainly don't want to do that. Just adding my experience for consideration. My mother has biased me toward non-judgement on ugly personal matters that we really know nothing about.

[@nicholasmartin7585]

Thank you for sharing this. Very brave.

[@njmccormackgmail]

I don't believe rumours, just legal convictions.

[@thomaspick4123]

In my buddy’s divorce, his wife had the children tell lies in the court, which they did. It was very bad for my friend.

[@marcobechere4452]

@@thomaspick4123 False allegations of abuse during divorce is a problem more common than how we can think

[@marcobechere4452]

@@glenbellefonte9620 I don't agree. Simply they fell in trap created by feminist groups where they were said they had only rights towards family, society and children. So many women started to believe they could do every thing they thought it was their own right. But only because they were brainwashed by a little bunch of feminazis.

[@adamsochLA]

We love Woody Allen and his films. Period.

[@tutonelylesnaranjo6311]

I’ve watched Rainy Day in New York several times. It’s especially endearing to me for the theme of the rain and the loner brooder poet set in New York City. All characters were amazing. The cocktail piano playing all those romantic songs of the past. I get chills thinking about it. Lovely film. Chalumet was wonderful when he sang. Selena Gomez was a perfect match to Chalumet’s character. A look inside some of the beautiful homes and their history , how Woody weaved the theme into every scene. I consider it one of his best and feel it somewhat defines him personally. Bravo Woody ❤

[@Fluterra]

It's PREPOSTEROUS that he was exonerated and never found guilty, yet his movies are not being shown in the US over unfounded allegations! WHAT A JOKE, AMERICA.

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

America is a joke. They have the sleaziest president of all time as their leader and they have the audacity to make complaints about Woody..What a Joke...

[@hminkema]

@kimmie6209 Read the custody trial report sub 'Findings of Fact', unchallenged by Mia Farrow. Soon-Yi was 20 when Mia stimulated her to take up activities with Woody Allen, such as going to basketball games together. One year later, when Soon-Yi was 21, did Woody and she fall in love. Up until then, Woody had had NO personal contact with Soon-Yi. He was totally uninterested in the children Mia shared with her ex-husband, André Previn, the only father figure Soon-Yi ever had. Now I wonder why you presented your TOTAL FANTASY about 'messing with her while she was still a teenager' as if it were fact. It seems you are not an objective judge, but you WANT Woody to be guilty of some heinous crime. If necessary, you are prepared to BEND the 'facts'.

[@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094]

This outrage culture has to stop

[@FilippoBelacchi]

could not agree more

[@nt1094]

Because the public don’t care about the truth. They care about the narrative. And sadly Woody’s “scandal” fits it perfectly.

[@plbeckman]

Deconstructing Harry. That movie is a masterpiece. Match point. Rainy Day in New York is a good movie!

[@irada20]

Woody is loved here in Europe. If America doesn’t need him anymore, we will take him and spoil him.

[@GetBaesEveryday]

Okidoke. Now that we know that Europe is the place for pedophiles we will gladly send everyone we got. Thanks you guys!

[@mickthenick1]

@@GetBaesEveryday Not the place for pedophiles, but the place where justice reigns, and the falsely alleged are not hated or even 'punished' by the 'cancel mobs' or 'lynch mobs' for which your country is famous.

[@RM-tj6ju]

NO WE WON’T

[@mickthenick1]

@@RM-tj6ju Yes, we will. With or without capitals.

[@irada20]

GetBaesEveryday1232 lol

[@kevinhealey6540]

After the film "Melinda and Melinda", the banks who finance his films came to him and talked about the financing on his next film. The bankers told him they did not only want to be just financiers, but also would like to take part, give advice and suggestions on his next film. They would make approvals for script, actors, as well as working on production for the duration of the production, before they would consider finance. Woody realized at this point, diplomacy was needed and tried to explain to them: (1) He swore he would never do something like that ever again, after "What's new pussycat." (2) He would never think of advising them on how and what to invest in (unless it was one of his films) because he simply could not get involved in that, because he virtually has no idea about it. (3) What they were suggesting would be like, someone would claim to be an expert on French because he saw 10 french films with English subtitles. (4) When financiers insist on doing something like this, the film itself, in the vast majority of cases turns out to be a box office flop. After much more discussion, he called their bluff. He had a showdown. He finally concluded with, "So let's get a move on. Let's get going. Give me the money, in a brown paper bag and I'll turn over a film to you, for you to market however you see fit." And they told him, in a not so polite way "No." Then a little while later, out of the blue, he got a call from England telling him his next film would be fully financed and he himself would have full control over the production of the film with absolutely no interference from them or anyone else for that matter, with only one condition -it would be filmed in London. He readily agreed. He said everything went great with production. He never had a bad day. Nothing went went wrong. "Match Point" was the film.

[@johndowney8774]

Match Point is a great film.

[@grandfatherbenreadspoems9835]

1. I just saw Rainy Day. We all really enjoyed it. Too many critics seem to be trying to be politically correct in their negative reviews. Disgusting. 2. Read what the other son, Moses Farrow, says in support of Woody. Those who choose to Ignore him and are just biased creeps rushing to condemn out of sanctimonious self righteousness.

[@gusmarokity6482]

Thanks for putting it so succinctly!

[@soso-kc2bs]

@@Abby-dr8vx there were two thorough investigations and he was found innocent twice what do you want the gossipers'opinion over law and justice ?. And censorship anyway is never never an option this movie is a gem and i see no sensible reason to forbid it except a foul surge of mac carthyism

[@gardensofthegods]

When I first read Moses' account several years ago , it really changed my mind about what I thought I knew and won't go back to believing the lies .

[@helenfoster5760]

Thank you for having a brain!!!

[@atflorida1414]

@@gusmarokity6482 innocent until proven guilty!!!

[@Crimsonphilosophy]

I think he wrote great parts for women, Hollywood gives them 1 dimension most of the time. Blue Jasmine was one of the best parts written for a woman. The list goes on, Interiors is often an overlooked gem as well.

[@vincenzopoliti6949]

"Another Woman", with the spectacular Gena Rowlands as a philosophy professor in the middle of an existential crisis. A masterpiece.

[@macmac8122]

@@vincenzopoliti6949 Yes!

[@patr70]

Woody Allen's Scripts have been nominated more then 10 times for Academy Awards during his career which is a Tremendous Amount of nominations. In the last 40 years his scripts have been nominated more then any other writer who writes screenplays.

[@macmac8122]

Well said. He's up there with Rohmer.

[@yourmajesty5987]

many of his films are entertaining. i saw anne Hall when i was 18 and was deeply impressed

[@bessamemucho]

Woodie's last movie is not released in USA while Hitler's "Mien Kampf" is available at libraries. Something is wrong.

[@magistrumartium]

Yes. Woody Allen's much funnier.

[@normadesmond6017]

@El Jay when you start an affair and then marry your partners adopted daughter, isn't that prove enough?

[@hernanmunozratto5899]

What’s ven funnier is that in the USA they bleep every time they say a curse word on tv and then right next kids can watch Rambo or any other movie where blood spills out of the screen... it’s beyond me!

[@marisolmeza2510]

It's called double standards, only in the US

[@normadesmond6017]

@El Jay Well, maybe that he married his former partners adopted daughter, whom he also raised. A girl was just an adult when he had naked photographs of her in his appartment. Whom he isolated from the family she grew up with. A girl young enough to be his granddaughter. Need I say more....?

[@nordicpiano6592]

09:58 "Real life is fine for people who can't do any better." So true :)

[@davidsheriff9274]

Reality is for people who can't handle drugs.

[@martinjordan5102]

I thought Rainy Day in New York was pure Magic, simplicity, clear and intriguing. A simple plot yet interesting, there is indeed something special about Central Park even when it rains. A great director and this came through in the movie. This is my favourite movie this year,it is a pity viewers in USA won’t see it.

[@act4666]

I’m American and I found it on my streaming services!!!

[@skylerskyler2144]

Reminds me of Sleepless in Seattle.

[@helenfoster5760]

By the comments section, I am so glad to see that people still revere art and don’t let stupid political movements influence the reality: Woody Allen is a maverick who has built so many careers and he doesn’t deserve the shit that Mia Farrow caused

[@ryanodonnell6748]

Absolutely terrible how Woody Allen has been treated in the States... Everyone is innocent until proven guilty ?? Thats all we here

[@MsElke11]

same treatment the libtard DEMS are giving TRUMP

[@c.d.cabascangosanchez3687]

A creepy old man

[@lemurianchick]

@@c.d.cabascangosanchez3687 Leave tu papa out of this, 'mijo.

[@narancia1203]

Just like jah lol

[@mickthenick1]

@@c.d.cabascangosanchez3687 'Creepy' is the coward hype word of your generation. You hide behind a word for which you don't have to prove anything. It's just a feeling; you make some volatile assertion, and then think you have contributed anything of value. Sorry, you haven't.

[@lisalindsey277]

I hope Woody continues to create and I hope we have many films to come. The censors will lose in the end. Art always wins.

[@writerstemple3609]

yeah, the art of pedophilia

[@ashashraa6579]

Woody Allen is one of the greatest directors in the world. Too bad he is being viciously defamed by an evil ex and unfilial daughter. It's okay Woody, reasonable people know you're innocent.

[@fenggula7890]

He married his own adopted daughter lmao

[@ashashraa6579]

@@fenggula7890 Here we go again. SHE WAS NOT HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER! Mia Farrow adopted Soon-Yi with her previous husband.

[@fenggula7890]

@@ashashraa6579 So, you think grooming and eventually marrying your ex-wife's adopted daughter is perfectly normal lol? What about his previous ADOPTED child who is also making claims against him (and with credible evidence)? Guy is a weirdo, and y'all love worshipping pedophiles. Hopefully, when you become a parent, then you'll see the point.

[@Ausgar-yc1yl]

​@@fenggula7890W, she was NOT his adopted daughter.

[@bethany4986]

His work changed my life for all my life. He introduced me to Slyvia Plath in Annie Hall and Dostoevsky in Husbands and Wives. There is such depth to his characters, such relatable human pain and loneliness yet hope...I have September playing in the background now.

[@fernandocifre4545]

He also introduced Tolstoy in Hannah and her sisters. Hope you have watched and enjoyed it as much as I did.

[@dukeanddauphindonald8849]

Ok. But, if you will recall, he essentially dissed Sylvia Plath. But you ignored that diss. Smart decision on your part.

[@kermitfrog593]

And yet he learned nothing from those great writers. He's a monster.

[@boboloko]

@@kermitfrog593 How would you know? You were in an abusive relationship with a narcissistic pig for decades.

[@idiedforthisproductions]

@@kermitfrog593 if you looked at the evidence you would know he is innocent but you are just like the media the facts don't matter to you. You just want to vilify him because that's what the masses who can't read the publicly available evidence that proves his innocence, or am I being mean and people like you just can't read in general. Get your facts right and let the true fans enjoy his art.

[@hbensaude5040]

His movies are such masterpieces that's why the French like his movies, they like quality over blockbusters, and I feel truly sad that in the country of free speech and freedom of expression his movies should not be banned over allegations that have already been disproved by the law. Why should American cinemas have the right to make there own law.

[@ambretabassomi2854]

actually, he was proven guilty thanks to many witnesses and dna on dylan's underwear, but the judge and the state attorney on the case didn't want to take this case on trial for dylan's well-being. they didn't want her to have to relive the terrible memories so they dismissed the case. he also changed his version of the story twice, when dylan never did from the moment she spoke up about the abuse. he is guilty, as proven in court, but people think his talent is more important than children's safety. this movie was great, but i believe the treatment he gets from medias is completely justified.

[@EerieMidnightDetectiveAgency]

@@ambretabassomi2854 There was no "DNA on Dylan's underwear." I've never heard that in my life.

[@frostylunetta]

The French have good taste 😊

[@Io-Io-Io]

Ambre Tabassomi Nothing but lies you utter. Everyone can Check.

[@missym7245]

@Fortescue This is extremely important information for a woman who has lived her life without seeing her abuser brought to justice. The only person who matters here is Dylan.

[@conorfurlong]

It's great to have him back. He is a genius.

[@mikesmith-pj7xz]

@@xmuta She wasn't HIS adopted daughter she was Mia Farrow's adopted daughter. It's illegal to marry your daughter, adopted or not, even in Connecticut. And he was investigated by multiple agencies and never charged and others said DF was not abused.

[@antoniatejedabarros]

@BLUE DOG Nope. Only stupid people make these stupid comments. We love Woody Allen. Go watch some cartoons, doggy dog.

[@jasonclarke7557]

why the rabid defense? there's other movies, move on.

[@jasonclarke7557]

@BLUE DOG gross.

[@julianmx13]

All these people talking crap about the lies against Woody Allen, I’d like to go into their personal lives and see the most screwed up thing they’ve ever done. All of these morons act like they are all saints! We’re just trying to enjoy his art here

[@NevadaBoss]

100 years from now, if the world is still here, people will marvel at the body of work Woody has created..by contrast, those who would define what "should and should not" be seen or produced will be long forgotten. In the end, great art always triumphs.

[@zeeman3684]

I sure hope so. The pc movement and the seemingly endless of followers of it and those who obviously have succumbed to it seems to be the trend especially with the enthusiasm free group thinking youth. I can only hope you're right.

[@happydailywithrina]

I love A Rainy Day in New York. Nice and simple.

[@parichehrmanuchehrkhodayaa9529]

Woody Allen is the best New York has A brilliant entertainer Thank you very much for a superb interview France 24

[@hrantesserian6439]

I’d put Allen and Scorsese equally as NYs most iconic and preeminent filmmakers. Also happen to be 2 of the best 5 filmmakers of all time imo!

[@parichehrmanuchehrkhodayaa9529]

How right you are Both legendary 😆

[@hrantesserian6439]

PARICHEHR MANUCHEHR KHODAYAAR cheers mate!

[@julianmx13]

Woody owns the daytime in New York, and Scorsese owns the nighttime there

[@parichehrmanuchehrkhodayaa9529]

@@julianmx13 Maestros to be revered As Osho says Existence never repeats Osho 👏

[@ScytheSalinas]

7:10 french interviewer with thickest french accent possible correcting Woody's pronunciation of Louis Garrel 🤣

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

hehe ...

[@rivkacoverdale9672]

I need to see his films. His films give me life.

[@brucemarsico6]

Does the phrase...get a life..apply to you?Poor child, Sister Mary Francis Agnes has comfort for you.Get on your knees and beg for a meaningful life...….

[@brucemarsico6]

What does, all that is wrong with the world have to do with SisterMary Francis Agnes' attempt to cleanse your mind and soul fromwasting precious time in false idolatry? You support mean anything to you? What?Woody Allen has very little value in the scheme of things as theplanet continues its merry circler motion around the sun.Get a life, read great books, learn to speak Italian. Go buy a nicebottle of Italian rose and contemplate your existence, prontito!

[@virginiwoolf]

Go for it!!!

[@gardensofthegods]

Has anyone here read " A SON SPEAKS OUT by Moses Farrow ? Just Google it and you will be outraged and broken-hearted .

[@atflorida1414]

I love his films too and you can rent A Rainy Day In New York on Amazon Prime!!!

[@JohannLau]

It's not the "product" we enjoy, it's you :) Other people can make other great things, but only Woody Allen can make Woody Allen movies.

[@jonathanbush6197]

Anyone who doubts Allen's innocence is invited to type "By the way Woody Allen is innocent" into the YT search engine. That video contains many links to the sources used.

[@pasargenio2134]

Match Point Irrational Man Most recent favorites. Censorship is wrong. Allen is a living legend.

[@mra3506]

Blue Jasmine Midnight in Paris Cassandra's Dream Café Society A beautiful day in New York

[@elled10024]

Child molestation is wrong

[@pauldunn108]

@@elled10024 so are false allegations. Having let the statute of limitations for *criminal* proceedings run out, Dylan can still sue in *civil* court, despite pretending this is not so. Please see DF's tweet of March 29, 2018 - exactly 3 YEARS ago today! - & its instant repudiation by Samantha Geimer (Polanski's victim)

[@idiedforthisproductions]

He's a genius he and Scorsese are the last great American filmmakers. Every film he does is a small masterpiece and I hope after Rifkin’s Festival releases he does his 50th film and much more because they are all I look forward to every year

[@kermitfrog593]

His films, beneath the glossy cinematography and high brow dialogue, are simply wet dreams about an old guy banging hot girls.

[@juliusmaloney]

🤢🤮

[@agnihotri9116]

@@kermitfrog593 common, by now you must understand people will always be jealous of wealth and fame.

[@Slavocean]

Miss his movies so much!! A new one each year, I mean 😢

[@MarlinDarrah]

I'm glad he's out there and has made 49 movies, and some are small masterpieces. But certainly there are many that are not. Rifkin's Festival is largely a dud (as are several others). But he's entitled to some duds in that life's work, when he has several movie that are, of course, brilliant.

[@sarahs.3094]

Mia should be ashamed of herself for traumatizing her daughter and ruining her life and hurting the professional life of a legend just out of vengeance. Woody's supposed biological son is Frank Sinatra's. Even to this day, she denies cheating on woody with Sinatra.

[@juancpgo]

His films are so delightful and lively.

[@missym7245]

@me myself Pedophilia is rife among high ranking officials. They would like to have it normalised. This makes it dreadfully hard to get convictions. I didn't know about the Boy Scouts. That's a pedos dream. Sick, twisted a-holes!!

[@troll7589]

@me myself wagner was a antisemitic, whife stealing, backstabbing, living piece of satan. Yet his music opens my mind and touches my soul and a longing in me so deep and indescribable. Am I a bad person for making my life richer with his music?

[@db5166]

@@troll7589 no not bad person . hedonistic .. yes . if my life is better ,, than thats what counts ? idk .

[@personunknown7129]

I live in Russia so I was able to see it, it was such an amazing movie

[@victoriasage8613]

Woody Allen is my all time favourite film maker. He is simply a genius. Love love love him!!!

[@embcomposer]

Esperando siempre sus películas!

[@AddMoreQuarters]

He's a scumbag who got with his step daughter. He's a freak.

[@hrantesserian6439]

Mine too . A proper GENIUS, with old school work ethic , and zero pretentiousness. Last of a dying breed

[@brouettesylvie8077]

@@AddMoreQuarters, you do sound angry..

[@rrp2600]

@@AddMoreQuarters he may be a freak. I don't know what to believe about his personal life and the allegations. But the fact remains, he is a genius and creates great things that I enjoy watching.

[@sebastianalegria3401]

The movie that motivated me to love Woody Allen's cinema was "Blue Jasmine". Since that film I discover his quality, and his good eye to cast the right actors for every role, and that movie Cate Blanchett did one of her greatest performances I've ever seen in my life. About Woody's lastest movie, is A rainy day in New York a good movie to watch?

[@agnihotri9116]

Exactly! But I didn't enjoy Rainy Day in New York.

[@yuntakukai1002]

It has good elements, looks good, but the story and characters are bad, badly written. Would make a great music video.

[@atflorida1414]

Woody Allen is a genius!!!! His films always moves my heart and or make me laugh. Fuck his critics!!!! They’d find a way to hate him if not for the bullshit he had to deal with.

[@comradetirer]

Bruh he married his daughter

[@agnihotri9116]

@@comradetirer it's great that you're invited, did you take picture there?

[@comradetirer]

@@agnihotri9116 Yeah took a picture of your mom but then apple sent me an email stating that my iCloud storage was complete full :(

[@TheLJShow-ys8wr]

@@comradetirer you might know this, you might not know this, her first name here means fire. Still buddy, BURNNNNNN

[@TheLJShow-ys8wr]

@@comradetirer also like, that wasn't His daughter, like it was adopted daughter of his then girlfriend and her ex husband. But like yea, still creepy.

[@hydrogenroar]

Radio Days.... my favorite Woody Allen film.

[@KungaMatata]

Underrated. It’s one of his best directed films.

[@heymaryelizabeth]

Roger Hornaday Alfie!!!

[@damianzaninovich4900]

Loved “Cafe Society” one of his more recent movies. I would go see any of his movies given an opportunity. I see a beautiful person here and will always respect him.

[@AT-gi1ge]

That film and Wonder Wheel were both excellent!!!

[@isaac6560]

I didn't care for Cafe Society. I guess Jesse Eisenberg was a stand-in for Woody this time, but I thought he was miscast. His relationships in the film are totally unrealistic. In recent years Allen churns out stylized romcoms with little substance. They are all equally bland. IMO his run of great films ended with Sweet and Lowdown, although Vicky Cristina Barcelona was a refreshing exception. I guess these days you go see a Woody Allen films because he's Woody Allen; Like going to a Bob Dylan concert in 2019.. its not about the performance anymore.

[@egw6659]

What does it feel like to have no conscience? I've always wondered.

[@damianzaninovich4900]

Self righteous and fos, nothing better to do do than insult people. I don’t care what you think either.

[@damianzaninovich4900]

Haha Lol. Did you not get enough love as a child? I’m sure no one can criticize anything about your life. I’m sure you’re perfect in every way at least in your brain. SFB

[@stewartsanders8740]

Take the money and run is a classic 👌

[@asadfami7623]

This guy is a genius.

[@antoniatejedabarros]

@@xmuta Nope! Read the case, you moron! And get out of this page. This is an interview for Woody Allen fans. Do something else with your boring life. We love Woody!

[@c.d.cabascangosanchez3687]

@@antoniatejedabarros we??? NO, you love a creepy pervert old man PATHETIC!

[@tele68]

@@xmuta Please try to be accurate. She is not his adopted daughter.

[@xmuta]

tele68 - white guys adopt girls from Asian so that they can marry them. So sick.

[@august6389]

@@xmuta he didn't adopt her

[@richardclarke376]

Genius gets thrown around a lot, but Woody really is a Genius.

[@noxus158]

alot of people seem to forget that it doesnt matter if his movies do good in the U.S. in fact back in the 80s everyone in the U.S. hated his movies and why? The reason being it had sad endings, but over in Europe everyone loved him because they got sick and tired of the same old happy dull endings that movies had back then.

[@triceratops7084]

Because Europeans actually have taste that's why.Americans run away at the sighr of subtitles

[@noxus158]

@@triceratops7084 debatable but also not out of the ordinary

[@BishopWalters12]

That is false.

[@BishopWalters12]

@@triceratops7084 Stop being a hipster.

[@fernandoraphael95]

One of the greatest filmmakers ever! I'm glad these false accusations didn't bring him down.

[@MohammedSyed11]

Ha. Watch Allen v. Farrow

[@petesins4345]

he literally married Farrow's other daughter, which was his daughter as well, thats hard to believe ?

[@fernandoraphael95]

@@MohammedSyed11 all lies in that documentary

[@c.d.cabascangosanchez3687]

"false accusations" LOL

[@fernandoraphael95]

@@c.d.cabascangosanchez3687 yes. False accusations

[@fy90s]

Woody is 100% innocent

[@carmenwilley8858]

You against thousands. He is as innocent as Cosby.

[@bcnmanhattan5022]

@@carmenwilley8858 lettucebouys420 is joined by thousands too. The difference is lettuceboys is right and you are not.

[@dinasimone9815]

No.

[@heyday179]

100% innocent of child molestation.

[@geekay1349]

Woody is New York

[@garysnett9075]

Woody.is.being.treated.badly.in.the.us.&for.what?.like.chaplin.hes.a.icon.

[@db5166]

@Theresa L. Dowling no not the city itself ,, but ya its full of seedy pedos & zombies.

[@johnnytsunami4186]

If Woody is New York, Harvey Weinstein is Hollywood. What do they both have in common?

[@antoniatejedabarros]

@Theresa L. Dowling No, Theresa. But you are calling yourself stupid.

[@alansenzaki4148]

I respect the me too movement. They are all valid issues. The french have always had to me a more realistic outlook on life. Americans have always had a puritanical outlook on life in general.

[@NESherv]

I'd love to hear more about this, because I have mixed feelings about it too. What are some of the ways you see the French as having a more realistic outlook on life?

[@skipbayless557]

The me too movement is a joke.

[@cassandraoftroy829]

I totally agree, Skip.

[@robinhood3003]

I have only one thing to say. THE SOUND OF FREEDOM...

[@etchalaco9971]

You are a genius Mr. Allen! It had to be said

[@tanupesoa]

Always with Woody💜

[@73reider]

I laughed at the scene in Allen`s movie when he made the gun out of soap and it rained, And the the gun turned into suds, ...Great movie.

[@cassandraoftroy829]

'Take the Money and Run' - fantastic movie.

[@plbeckman]

The greatest writer and director of movies. I always tell the eye doctor I want glasses like Woody Allen.

[@davidsheriff9274]

@@johnmulligan455 I wonder what Woody thinks of Lars Von Trier?

[@davidsheriff9274]

@@johnmulligan455 who was once a great director, Woody or Lars?

[@davidsheriff9274]

@@johnmulligan455 I agree with you about Woody, even though I did like match point, but I don't agree with you about Lars.

[@Sheppesh]

Regardless of whether Woody Allen’s film is released or not in the U.S. doesn’t matter, I really like his consistent work ethic at his age. I’m going to watch his new film and seek out his other films. It’s sad that the U.S. environment right now is stuck in a anti-male stasis, wanting to punish American men at the expense of selfish American women. I like Allen’s response about working in Hollywood. “...I could care less, I never worked in Hollywood, I work in New York.” He’s also appears to not have to be concerned about selling exclusively in the U.S. market. That’s real luxury! Awesome 👏🏾

[@hollystiener16]

Well, punishing a pedophile doesn't seem too selfish.

[@Sheppesh]

Holly Stiener, so he’s been convincted???

[@bobbyadams8889]

@@Sheppesh No But He was the best friend with Jeffrey Epstein

[@TNDCBaby]

Oh boo. Was America anti-woman until now because in the past and now women have been getting used and abused with no repercussions for some of these dudes. The pendulum has swung because of the one sidedness. Hopefully, we can learn and eventually it will right itself a bit but the nature of the crime makes it so hard to get to the truth. There is nothing selfish about wanting to out a sexual abuser.

[@TNDCBaby]

@@Sheppesh Do you mean convicted? A lot of pedophiles don't get convicted. You've got conflicting witnesses and how do you have evidence when a kid doesn't come out when there might have been physical evidence? We all know that R Kelly did it and yet he's roamed free for decades. Sadly, no conviction is not actual proof of innocence only proof that the courts couldn't tie up the loose ends.

[@ammyroman3725]

Love Woody, you're my hero.

[@bobbyadams8889]

You love a garbage person

[@bobbyadams8889]

@@ammyroman3725 Just stating the facts

[@bobbyadams8889]

@@ammyroman3725 No, I think he's a garbage person because he was best friends with Jeffrey Epstein

[@AngelofMusic04]

@@bobbyadams8889 So was Donald Trump, despite his insistence they weren't, yet I don't see you talking negatively about him.

[@paulshi2821]

He's private life is out of my business, I just enjoy the mind of a genius.

[@mickthenick1]

@Theresa L. Dowling I know another crime that is very harmful to society and the mental health of victims. The crime is called 'falsely alleging your ex-partner of sexual abuse'. This crime is most often committed in situations of ugly divorces and bitter custody battles. In other words: exactly the situation Mia Farrow and Woody Allen were in. Thankfully, we also pay for a legal system in which people are to be protected from false allegations.

[@mickthenick1]

@Theresa L. Dowling Hello Theresa, I really would that you present relevant arguments, rather than point at your own assumed eminence, and instruct me to go see & do anything for some unknown reason. If you don't have any relevant arguments, than it's O.K. too. We just conclude our little disagreement. Which I've won.

[@mickthenick1]

@Theresa L. Dowling No Theresa, that is no way to discuss. Go send people off to do your homework for you. You are evidently out of arguments. Then talk about my 'stinky butt', an 'idiot' and 'fool'. You could not have demonstrated in a better way that you have lost this discussion big time. Don't let your parents read this, they might feel ashamed of your bad manners.

[@mickthenick1]

@Theresa L. Dowling Yes, just like victims of FALSE abuse allegations need to be protected by society, because the crime of FALSELY alleging someone of child sexual abuse is heinous, totally damaging, and do not remain to be 'private' either. These crimes deserve to be prosecuted by tax dollars either. So this argument has no weight in the debate over Allen's or Mia's guilt or innocence.

[@mickthenick1]

@Theresa L. Dowling More empty words from you. Who are you trying to impress? You didn't present a single factual, verifiable argument. And you know it.

[@littleripper312]

It's really pathetic how Mia Farrow wanting revenge has hurt his career and public image so much. I don't believe for a second that it's true. If it had been Diane Keaton or someone less crazy making allegations I would but not Mia Farrow. She's also the only one out of so many women saying these types of things about him. It's not right that women can ruin someone like this with no consequences and no one even questions them.

[@robertplant2059]

Allen was screwing her daughter as he was dating Farrow. Allen admitted it his relation with Soon Yi started as a fling. So Allen had no care what his fling would do to the already weak relation between a mother and daughter, all for Woody. forget the allegations, he is a scumbag for the facts.

[@michaelcoy311]

I absolutely love the bouncy French music while Woody's Allegations are read out.

[@carrrexx7190]

I enjoyed Wonder Wheel very much. I hope to see his new film as well.

[@gladysgrand7633]

Love you Woody, always will.

[@shanewatts5115]

I don't know what the truth is relating to the alleged allegations against Woody. What I do know however, is that Soon-Yi and Woody's adopted son, Moses Farrow tell a vastly different story than Dylan and Ronan do. They didn't get an Op-Ed or HBO series telling their side though. It seems that was a luxury only afforded to the white Farrow children.

[@sallybrown5089]

love woody. An American original responsible for some flawless American classics that won't ever be out done.

[@solid072]

I jiust can't get tired of his films

[@atflorida1414]

Great writing. Either very funny or very haunting. Great cast members and Woody showing us his take on relationships culture and life. Woody Allen is a genius!!!

[@perttiheinikko3780]

I love the guy and his films but why do old men always start wearing beige?

[@sheenak3733]

He always has worn those colors.

[@gore1089]

Leave Woody alone.. this will come back to haunt the people that instigated this witch hunt.

[@weesh4645]

Then this will come back to haunt you if you are wrong. Is that how it works?

[@gore1089]

@@weesh4645 No doubt this man has made mistakes and pays on a daily basis.. with the perpetrators of these acts coming to light, better laws and the burden of proof being more balanced... it's a definite win for the victims in this area of justice. But I do still smell a rat and a witch hunt and I would say... coming from people who don't particularly care about the victims.

[@weesh4645]

@@gore1089 There is absolutely no win for the victims of sexual violence, or indeed the perpetrators.

[@originalBongoCat]

Dylan does not seem credible to me at all, but more like she’s overacting. The original lie, probably at her mother Mia’s insistence, she now repeats, crying like a bad actress 17 years after the alleged molestation. She’s the Jessie Shmollet of the me-too movement.

[@gore1089]

@@weesh4645 The win is in being heard and believed ..as fellow human beings women still unfortunately get the short end of the stick but things are changing. I'm talking generally of course and not on this specific case.

[@eargasm1072]

Mr Allen is a national treasure

[@AlanGarciaC.1093]

Humanity* treasure.

[@nr1229]

International treasure.

[@ysgol3]

He's the greatest, simple as that.

[@carlottaberardi4547]

okay I know it sounds strange, but he will always have a special place in my heart. A rainy day in ny made me feel actually something after my anorexia. I didn’t feel something like that from a long time ago. Thanks woody...

[@agnihotri9116]

Why would it sound strange? He's a great guy!

[@Gorboduc]

That same thing happened to Woody's character in Hannah And Her Sisters!

[@chreynest]

the French 'embrace' Woody Allens' films just like they once did for Jerry Lewis

[@biomanization]

No one is like Woody. His films are jewels. And actors clamor to work with him

[@actownsend7288]

I’m excited to see his new one Coup De Chance. Looks great!!!

[@royadjalali1299]

He draws his talent from darkness, it seems.

[@sodiumlights]

Has another director ever come close to Woody for making sure their cast are pretty much equal between women and men?

[@13ivanogre13]

Women do seem to like working for and with him.

[@Steveorino123]

the sodium lights - oh boy! And that makes him what?

[@njmccormackgmail]

Excellent point on cast!

[@kurt11110]

the sodium lights bergman has, woody’s idol

[@bcnmanhattan5022]

@@Steveorino123 fair?

[@heekyungkim8147]

I love Woody Allen movie. Who cares if America doesn’t open his movie. The whole world loves woody Allen. ❤️

[@antoniatejedabarros]

Genius. Genius. Genius.

[@Randulpheleven]

@BLUE DOG you're the sort of person who accuses people and claims they are guilty without a trial, the accusations did not even reach trial as the experts found there was not enough evidence, and some even stated that he was innocent.

[@antoniatejedabarros]

@BLUE DOG Dog, dog, dog. Get out of here.

[@HermanKappen]

-A great film director with a unique approach towards films and how things should look om the screen

[@antoniatejedabarros]

We love Woody Allen! His films make life better. On aime Woody!

[@sjbenson5618]

Hello your the best supporter of Woody Allen ever 😀 😇 you see the truth and not the lies. He married a beautiful young south Korean woman, And some people have hatred of that. This is a age gap and interracial attack.

[@di9403]

@@sjbenson5618 I don't think age is the problem isnt his wife his adopted daughter?

[@sjbenson5618]

@@di9403 i used think that to a long time ago when someone told me but when i got more information. Woody Allen never married Mia farrow and he had his own apartment out of the 12 years he was with Mia. And Soon yi claims that Mia Farrow was a bad mother to her and adopted her for charity and treated her like a chore. plus she was abusive towards her.

[@di9403]

@@sjbenson5618 I read that Woody and Mia started dating in 1980 (Soon yi would have been 10 and Woody was 43 when they first met) its weird to marry someone you've known and basically raised since she was 10 years old (this is my opinion) And if Mia was abusive to Soon yi then I feel bad for her as no child deserves to get treated badly by their own parents but it doesn't change the fact that Woody married someone he has known since she was 10 years old.

[@sjbenson5618]

@@di9403 I know it's strange but this is a dysfunctional family that has so many problems. And Mia also abused Moses farrow emotionally and psychically same with Soon Yi, if you like I can send you a link of his essay he wrote about it explaining the accusations, and his family, And soon Yi's article explaining what she went through. ps Soon Yi never saw woody in an attractive way when was a child and she didn't really like him until she got older plus woody didn't see her around much because he was busy in his career and with mia.

[@antonyirvine9338]

The French love Woody. Vive la France!

[@bcnmanhattan5022]

@terry dowling You mean around the US ?

[@bcnmanhattan5022]

@me myself You're a riot LOL

[@sheena3339]

A Rainy Day in New York is a visually gorgeous rom-com. Perfect antidote for the angry times we live in

[@simiancinema2022]

A great artist.

[@6558369]

Woody Allen is a genius

[@devindevon]

I was able to stream the film online. Wouldn't rank it among his best but it's certainly entertaining, with some funny and romantic moments. Elle Fanning is a delight in this one. Find a way to see it, it's worthwhile.

[@DeathlyBioShock]

No thanks, i dont support child molesters

[@前橋みき]

Beautiful director and truly one of the very very best-a joy to see his films

[@yourmajesty5987]

@@riverdean7 he isnt a child molester. he was victimized by a jealous ex girlfriend who falsely accused him of child molestation and a child was harmed with brainwashing

[@pauldunn108]

@@yourmajesty5987 hello again! GG Allin seems to have disappeared: interesting choice of pseudonym if you Google....

[@KungaMatata]

I do hope his work is remembered because it really is brilliant. Dozens of artists have had controversial personal lives: Chaplin, Sinatra, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Bowie, MJ, Polanski, Spacey, Louis CK etc. but they still made amazing work that brought happiness to a lot of people’s lives. Artists are humans and humans are capable of doing BOTH very good and very bad things.

[@PhiloPommier]

Smart man and not perfect like everybody,woody allen the director, realistic man.

[@notnero5280]

@Janus you're disgusting.

[@wolfstar675]

Many people call this man a sexist yet they couldn't name another writer/director who has written as many great parts for women.

[@skeptical_sorcerer]

Allen has had nothing to do with Hollywood....the proof is evidenced in the quality of his movies!

[@DaboooogA]

Have you even watched his recent films? 😂😂

[@maggiemae7749]

Have you ever seen his movie Lipstick?? Its sick. Yes he is part of Hollyweird

[@bernadettemcinerney7284]

@@maggiemae7749 Lipstick is not a Woody Allen movie.

[@davidfaas58777]

It's Saturday 2,April 2022 And Actor Wood Allen is a Legend And I have a Couple of favorite Movies "Take the Money and Run" & "Bananas" from 1971 The Scene where his Character buys Nudie Magazines is so True Because It was Me back in the early 80s Thank You Woody Allen #France24 #Fan

[@TK-ky5kh]

There is a Woody Allen movie in America, "Allen v. Farrow" on HBO. The cult of Allen will love it. A career of films about an old guy banging teenagers and then he actually does it himself. Who would've guessed?

[@shigsho]

The new McCarthyism sucks. I don't believe Allen abused any child. NO he didn't marry his "daughter" or "step daughter" either. Allen and Farrow were never married and never lived together. Strange that he began dating Farrow's adopted daughter? Sure but he and Farrow were basically over and the girl was 21. Yes! 21 years old. Still married after what 20 or 25 years is good enough for me.

[@sahanest]

Most of the movies released by Hollywood are garbage. but a decent movie can't be released in the US because 'hell hath no fury as a woman scorned' .

[@Judel100]

WORD

[@Judel100]

@me myself Mia Farrow is 74.

[@nonebusiness4488]

@me myself he didnt molest a 7 year old. a 7 year old was brainwashed by an evil adopted mother into believing she was molested. an evil adoptive mother who thought if was more important for her to harm a small child because of her hurt feelings than cope with her hurt feelings on her own without harming the children around her.

[@opadennis]

I think I get Woody. He does what he loves and shares it with us with the hope that it entertains us and maybe even gets us to think. If not, there is always his next work.

[@narine311]

I love Woody Allen and his films! I m sorry he has to go through these things...

[@njmccormackgmail]

I don't believe rumours, just legal convictions.

[@bcnmanhattan5022]

@Theresa L. Dowling And I think you're an idiot. There. Shall we go on?...

[@TheMistercrowley]

Theresa L. Dowling the irony of reading your wife beater comment about Johnny Depp now that we know she was the abuser. Do you see how you’re a moron with no understand of nuance? That maybe crazy people exist and make false allegations?

[@nathanbradleyf777]

I think it’s a shame that you can ruin somebody’s career or life by saying anything you want to say. This cancel culture bs we are living in is disgusting. Sad that we are deprived of this art because of somebody’s lies.

[@keetahbrough]

just because you like his movies, doesn't mean he doesn't rape little girls. He married his step-daughter ffs. You like his product; you excuse his perversions. Did you know you were so compromised?

[@boboloko]

@@keetahbrough 1. He wasn’t accused of raping “girls”. He was accused by one person, one time, of molesting their daughter. 2. Soon yi was not his step daughter.

[@valentina7182]

Facts i did my research and i think hes innocent

[@belleepoque2544]

We stand with you Woody!

[@MONICAANICA]

Europe loves clean psychological emotionally sophisticated romance....hence....Woody Allen ♥️🖤

[@davidsirmons]

Ironic, yeah I know, considering how perverted he is as an accused child molester by his own daughter.

[@scientificatheist9381]

@@davidsirmons organized religions have worse records. Yet

[@egw6659]

Mariel Hemingway was 16. Is this the idea of sophistication for you? a 44 year old man trying to sleep with a 16 year old girl? I'm European and you're lying.

[@hue_jazz59]

Woody did nothing wrong !

[@darlynm.gonzalezgarcia1499]

Amazing director 🙌🏼

[@miriamzajfman4305]

Woody Allen just like Leonard Cohen . They were more appreciated in Europe than in North America . Their style is so much more European than American .I'm from Europe ,living in America . I can easy see that

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

Leonard Cohen was Canadian.

[@miriamzajfman4305]

@@nomiddlenamenmn427 He was born in the city where I live - Montreal ,it is still in North America !😉

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

@@miriamzajfman4305 Greetings, Miriam. Gorgeous city with interesting, kind people. Can’t speak to Leonard’s European style (never having visited Europe), but he was a musical genius and is deeply loved - almost reverentially - by plenty of Americans and Canadians whom I know to love. Just curious - do you ever go by the nickname of Mimi? Miriam and Mimi are two of my favorite names. Wish I knew more of each. Thank you!

[@miriamzajfman4305]

@@nomiddlenamenmn427 He did visit Europe on many occasions ! His mother was Russian ,his father parents were European as well. My real name is Marzenna (polish )😉

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

@@miriamzajfman4305 Oh, I meant I haven’t visited Europe .... yet! I want to visit. Beautiful name.

[@Ericapires12]

Allen is a great guy. Dont believe in lies

[@wishmaster7438]

'Manhattan' and 'Bananas' are my favourite Woody Allen movies.

[@kumiko6532]

WarpTV Section42 - I contend that Bananas is the funniest movie ever made.

[@dr.mullholland763]

Genius Woody

[@aude6728]

In USA, they don't like a true film maker who says true things.

[@ericg1100]

Aude no I think it’s pedophiles they don’t like

[@CraigBickerstaff]

@@ericg1100 He's not a pedophile.

[@CraigBickerstaff]

@Stephen Smith Yeah sure, let's equate a guy who was accused by multiple people of running an underage sex trafficking ring not to mention actually arrested for it with the guy who was accused ONCE by his ex-wife during a messy divorce in which 2 of the other children and the nanny say they were pressured into agreeing that the crime took place.

[@holya69]

@@CraigBickerstaff He is.

[@holya69]

@Stephen Smith hahahahaha

[@superfuzzymomma]

Wikipedia pop ups??? KZbin sucks! Long live Woody and his art.

[@joannalees1711]

Great filmaker and real special stuff. Broadway Danny Rose, manhattan murder mystery, Play it again, love them take care Woody.