Appearing at Venice Film Festival to showcase his latest film, the writer and director says he has had 'nothing but good fortune'.
Woody Allen attended the 80th Venice Film Festival, introducing his latest film, his first in French language, called Coup de Chance. / Photo: Reuters Archive
"I have had nothing but good fortune and I hope it holds out, although obviously it is early this afternoon," he told reporters on Monday, ahead of the premiere of his first French-language film,"Coup de Chance". The four-time Oscar-winning director of"Annie Hall" and other comedies has had a turbulent personal life that has seen him increasingly shunned by many celebrities and executives in Hollywood.
Allen and Soon-Yi, who have a 35-year age difference, are still married and have two adopted daughters.to Variety on the sidelines of the film festival, Allen said he supported the #MeToo movement, which has brought intense focus to sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry. But he added that it could also become"silly ... When it's being too extreme".
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