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‘All the romance of film-making is gone’: Woody Allen hints at retirement – again


The 88-year-old director says he is ‘on the fence’ about making another film due to the work needed to get distribution and financial backing

Coup de Chance is Allen’s 50th feature and it faced an embattled release in US cinemas after premiering at the Venice film festival in 2023, where it received a warm reception. Allen, who was investigated by the child sexual abuse clinic of Yale-New Haven hospital and the New York Department of Social Services and cleared in both cases, has always maintained his innocence. Allen has previously shared similar sentiments: in 2022, he told Alec Baldwin during an interview on Instagram live that “a lot of the thrill is gone” from film-making due to the changing nature of cinema distribution.

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