movies should be pure art.
But the story behind it is often intricate.
has experienced an appointment, snow storage, and lifting of the ban. The long-awaited film of
is finally seen again-
"A Rainy Day in New York"
A Rainy Day in New York
Director Woody Allen , I believe there is no need to introduce too much.
has won four Academy Awards (three best original screenplay awards, one best director award), three Golden Globe Awards (two best screenwriter awards, one lifetime achievement award).
The three major European international film festivals (Venice, Cannes, Berlin) also won the grand prize.
Other big and small honors are countless.
is eighty-four years old and still maintains the output of one work per year.
is so talented that he was hailed by the French as "the only intellectual in the American film industry" .
This "A Rainy Day in New York" was actually filmed at the end of 2017.
But the screening process has been twists and turns.
In the "Metoo Movement" storm, Woody Allen was accused of sexually assaulting his adopted daughter.
Although Allen insisted that this was revenge by his ex-wife, and there was no evidence for this accusation, the film was still greatly affected.
Amazon Pictures abolished its contract with Woody Allen and refused to release his movie. One of the starring roles of
, "Sweet Tea", Timothy Chalamet, donated the remuneration to the anti-sexual harassment charity to express his position.
and another starring , Selena, , was bombarded by netizens for a long time since they did not make a statement.
Actresses who have worked with Woody Allen, Greta Geweig ("Love in Rome"), Rebecca Hall ("Midnight Barcelona"), Mira Sauve Nuo ("Non-Strong Aphrodisiac"), etc., have expressed that they will no longer participate in his movies.
Overnight, Woody Allen betrayed his family.
, but there are also options to support him.
, who has worked with Woody Allen many times, "Widow Sister" Scarlett Johansson , once publicly stated:
"I believe in him, I am willing to work with him at any time."
participated in this film. Jude Law of also stood up and said:
"This is a terrible humiliation. I would love to see this movie. Many people at have worked hard for it for a long time and paid a lot, including of course Alan. ""
was not released in Europe until the distribution rights of "A Rainy Day in New York" were bought by Italian filmmaker Lucky Red in May of this year. The truth outside of the
movie is unknown to others and cannot be judged.
However, for movie fans, this is undoubtedly a work that cannot be missed.
The cities in Woody Allen movies have always had a different flavor.
Art capital Paris , because of his imagination, added a touch of romance.
"Midnight Paris"
has a long history of Rome , under his lens, there are also more layers of warm color filters.
"Love in Rome"
Among the many cities that Woody Allen has photographed, the most special one is New York .
His 1979 classic "Manhattan" was called "Black and White Love Letter to New York" . At the beginning of the
film, there is Woody Allen’s narration:
"Chapter 1. He loves New York and romanticizes the city too much. To him, this city always looks like A black and white movie with Gershwin's melody."
marks the 40th anniversary of "Manhattan" this year. In July, it was re-screened in Hong Kong in 4K.
And "A Rainy Day in New York", which was released forty years later, also took place in Manhattan. The story of
is actually very simple.
A young couple plans to spend a romantic weekend in Manhattan, during which various changes have taken place.
The heroine played by Ali Fanning is a reporter for the University Newspaper.
was going to Manhattan because of an opportunity to interview a well-known director.
, however, was originally a simple one-hour process-style visit, but it became complicated due to various coincidences.
from interviewing big directors, to witnessing big screenwriters catching rapes, to almost one-night stand with big stars...a series of harassment operations showed impetuous and hypocritical entertainment circles. On the other side of
, Fanning’s boyfriend, the male lead played by Tian Cha, is a noble son who grew up in Manhattan.
He is rebellious and rebellious by nature, but he is extremely romantic towards love.
took the opportunity of his girlfriend to go to Manhattan and prepared a series of activities and surprises to share with her.
ended up being repeatedly missed appointments, becoming idle and wandering around.
In the process, he also encountered another romance. So although
is a story of a couple, in fact the two people are scattered throughout, and the two clues are staggered. The plot of
is not complicated and can be summarized in a few sentences.
But Woody Allen can always use his way to tell simple stories very wonderful.
If you know him enough, you will find many familiar shadows in this film.
is character first.
The male protagonists in Woody Allen movies usually have common characteristics.
is clever and humorous, life is disappointed.
has sharp thoughts and mean words.
He himself appeared in "Manhattan" as a middle-aged man who failed in his career and had unsettled feelings.
faces a bunch of mess all day long, chattering no matter when and where. In
's subsequent works, the male protagonist is almost always acting like himself.
such as Jesse Eisenberg in "Coffee Commune."
has his hands in his pockets, his neck is leaning slightly forward, and he is very learned in a chattering manner.
sweet tea this time is no exception.
In "Please call me by your name", he is a beautiful young man with few words.
And in this movie, the temperament is completely personal.
shirt and sweater, walking a bit hunched.
looks gloomy when he doesn't speak, and can't stop once he speaks. It's a young (and handsome) version of Woody Allen.
had to praise sweet tea's acting skills again, it was simply natural.
not only integrates the style of the director, but also retains its own characteristics. After
separated from her girlfriend, she called and heard that she was going to release her own pigeon for someone she just met.
looked jealous and unbelievable, a little funny in embarrassment.
met a sexy girl in a bar, and after chatting for a few words, she turned out to be a maid.
The other person's eyes hinted: "As long as five hundred, I can make your dream come true."
is even fascinating to be at a loss.
No wonder all the big directors in the past two years are rushing to find him for filming, this is the biggest attraction.
sweet tea is pleasing to the eye, and the heroine chosen by Woody Allen is always beautiful.
and the scheming of beauty is a bit bad.
Fanning this role is very expressive.
is pure, innocent but extremely charming.
A twenty-year-old girl, with hard work and vanity written on her face.
hopes to integrate into the upper class all day long and dig out big news in the entertainment industry. When
interviewed the great director, he heard the other party tell her the exclusive news, and immediately beamed. The dramatic setting of
and the sincere and ardent eyes really resemble Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen's other work "Scoop".
Let's talk about the lines again.
Woody Allen’s movies are always full of lines.
and "Manhattan", the beginning of "A Rainy Day in New York" are also the inner monologues of the male protagonist.
complains that the school has too many regulations, and her mother is too demanding of herself.
Woody Allen's style of broken thoughts came out immediately. Although the protagonist
doesn't like going to school, he reads a lot of "free books".
is often mixed with some obscure words and cold knowledge when speaking, and his thinking is wild.
has no common language with his peers, and others cannot understand what he is thinking.
This is also in line with the characteristics of Woody Allen.
His thinking is too active. In his inexhaustible brain resource library, he can always find strange and accurate and wonderful descriptions.
seems to never be poor.
is just the analogy of to sound, has many examples.
"Manhattan" once commented that girls talk like "a mouse in "Cat and Mouse"." In the film
, the laughter of his brother's fiancee is described as "a combination of Aunt Betty and "Between the Mouse and Man"."
"Between Man and Mouse" is a famous novel that has been adapted into movies and stage plays many times. Lenny, the protagonist in
, is an infinite but mentally impaired Tiehanhan.
explained, the meaning of this sentence is:
"This girl has a sharp voice, and she doesn't sound too clever Ako."
is not just a movie, in Woody Allen's movies, you never know How many stalks are hidden inside.
You can write a thesis with just one film. The male protagonist of
casually read the lyrics to the scene on the carriage:
"The roaring traffic's boom, Silence in my lonely room. The poetry of the novel, right?" The romantic atmosphere of
suddenly changed.
Seeing Tiancha’s dissatisfied but unwilling to pierce the other's little expression is too cute. The source of the sentence
actually comes from the episode "Night and Day" of the American song and dance film "Liu Di Hua Ming" in the 1830s. Uncle fish
also took a long time to find.
It can be seen from this simple two-sentence dialogue that the hero and heroine are not on the same channel.
The two seem to be talented, but there is a big gap. The girlfriend of
can't understand the male protagonist's artistic preferences at all, and they often say different things.
mentioned that he was going to Manhattan, Tiancha was planning the itinerary with anticipation, and wanted to go to his favorite bars and museums.
and Fanning was immersed in his own joy, didn't hear what he was saying. The heroine of
is extremely longing for the glitz of the entertainment industry.
The male protagonist has no interest in the "big news" pursued by his girlfriend.
He has lived in a favorable environment since he was a child.
is forced by his mother to deal with big people all day long, has long been tired of the social rules in the circle.
For him, attending celebrity gatherings is better than having a romantic date with the girl he likes alone.
This is also very consistent with Woody Allen's ironic attitude towards "high society".
He even said through the mouth of the male protagonist:
"I am willing to do anything that can shake those decent snobs."
Fanning's evaluation of the male protagonist in the film:
"Simple and elegant, looking for an existence A romantic dream in a dead time.” The term
used to describe the director does not violate the harmony.
The gap between the male and female protagonists reflects Woody Allen’s consistent "love concept" .
Most of the love in his movies end in regret.
This film also shows many "failed modern love group portraits" .
For example, an actor who steals fishy with his girlfriend on his back.
caught the screenwriter whose wife cheated on his friend.
Jude Law has finally become a middle-aged crisis man with worrying hairline
and "justBecause the fiancee laughed too strangely, he wanted to cancel the marriage contract." The hero of
can’t understand, why would he give up because of a little thing because he is in love with each other? Brother
told him:
"You are still young. This world is full of tragic stumbling blocks."
reminds people of the end of "Manhattan". The heroes and heroines of
have similar personalities and have endless topics, but in the end they still didn't come together.
The seventeen-year-old girl said firmly:
"Not everyone will change, you should keep a little confidence in others."
Woody Allen, who is over forty years old, did not speak, but showed a helpless smile.
But "A Rainy Day in New York" is a little different.
Woody Allen set up the supporting role of Selena and , making the maverick and incomprehensible sweet tea no longer so lonely.
Other girls feel that the appointments arranged by men and women never play cards according to common sense;
, but Selena is particularly fascinated by this.
Other girls think that they will get bronchitis in the rain, but Selena thinks the same as the hero:
"walking in the rain is very romantic."
More importantly, she can understand all his fantasies. There is a scene in the film
, Tiancha plays the piano in the living room, singing about all the bad things that happened to him this day.
Selena was finishing her wet hair in the room, and she smiled knowingly when she heard the lyrics adapted by him.
She can understand what he is singing.
Tiancha casually said a few scenes, and she could immediately guess which movie it was.
followed one sentence, and finally began to imagine the ending.
Sweet Tea is pessimistic about love, feeling that people who love each other will be hindered by various obstacles, and ultimately cannot be together.
Selena is very optimistic:
"Can't they overcome all obstacles to meet and kiss in the rain?"
Forty years later, 84-year-old Woody Allen, finally chose the "although It's a bit like a commercial movie, but it sounds pretty good."
Let Tiancha and Selena meet again in the rain and kiss.
Some people say that this ending is not as complete as his style.
may have hesitated before, but he still convinced himself:
is so cruel in real life, so why not be romantic in the movie? If
is just for rebellion and rebellion, in order to be different and maverick, then this is still a kind of catering and mediocrity.
There is no need to say that Woody Allen was always sharp in the past, but it is not him if he is more peaceful this time.
After all, even the "bad boy" Quentin has played a gentle touch this year.
It is not naive to embrace romance once in a while, knowing what you want to say and expressing it is enough to mark maturity.
No matter how bad the world is, you will eventually find someone in the corner who understands you.
doesn't have to see the head at a glance.
is very touching even if it is a moment of romance.
