It’s been three years since Woody Allen‘s last film, “Rifkin’s Festival,” which came and went without much fanfare, even with the COVID-19 pandemic going on. And at age 87, many didn’t expect Allen to keep working post-pandemic. Yet here he is, with a new film to debut at the Venice Film Festival next month. Will Allen’s presence on the Lido be a troubling one, given his reputation? Venice creative director Alberto Barbera doesn’t care, saying “I don’t see where the issue is” in regards to Allen and fellow director Roman Polanski coming to Venice with new films.
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But what’s Allen’s latest film about, anyway? On Sharmill Films‘ YouTube video for their new trailer for “Coup de Chance,” they say it “charts the story of two young people whose bond leads to marital infidelity and ultimately crime.” So, “Match Point,” basically; except this romantic thriller takes place in Paris.
Here’s an official synopsis for “Coup de Chance,” courtesy of Sharmill Films:
Fanny and Jean have everything, they are the ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional lives, they live in a magnificent apartment in the high-end districts of Paris and seem to be as in love as the first day they met. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, Alain, a former high school friend, she is immediately hooked. They see each other again, and, very quickly, get closer and closer…
“Coup de Chance” stars Lou de Laâge, Valérie Lemercier, Melvil Poupaud, and Niels Schneider. Grégory Gadebois, Elsa Zylberstein, Sara Martins, and Bárbara Goenaga also star.
Allen writes and directs “Coup de Chance,” as he typically does for his movies. Vittorio Storaro returns to shoot the film for Allen as cinematographer, after doing so for the director’s past four films.
There’s no US theatrical release date yet for “Coup de Chance,” but the film hits French theaters after its Venice premiere on September 27. Watch a trailer for the film below.