Back in August we liked Woody Allen's latest, about an impotent philosophy professor who nonetheless has affairs with both a student and another professor, better than the critics did. There's a lot more to the plot but I don't believe in spoilers so I'm not going to say. This is Joaquin Phoenix's (last blogged in Inherent Vice) first Woody Allen (last year's was Magic in the Moonlight) picture, and he certainly has the chops: this time as a narcissist who finds passion in an unlikely way. Emma Stone (Magic in the Moonlight was her first Allen joint and she was most recently in these pages for Birdman) is the lovely young student and Parker Posey (some of my favorites of her work are Waiting for Guffman (1996), You've Got Mail (1998), Best in Show (2000), The Anniversary Party (2001), Personal Velocity (2002), A Mighty Wind (2003), The Oh in Ohio (2006), For Your Consideration (2006), Broken English (2007), and Price Check--she's working on Allen's 2016 release which will be her second outing with him) is the more age-appropriate partner for the other professor.
Allen's usual gorgeous locations and sets are this time in Newport and other Rhode Island locales, shot by Darius Khondji (Magic in the Moonlight).
The aforementioned critics (Rotten Tomatoes 42% to audiences' 53) may have kept this from the dollar theaters but the DVD is supposed to be out in January. I suppose this is mostly for the most ardent fans, but that would describe Jack and me, so there ya go.
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