Woody Allen shares his opinion on cancel culture Portal/Yara Nardi
At the age of 87 Woody Allen was presented at the Festival in Venice for the premiere of his latest film Golpe de Suerte. As part of these activities, the director gave an interview to Variety media in which he expressed his opinion on cancel culture, the same reason why the doors of the entertainment industry are closed to many celebrities.
Allen was asked about the #MeToo movement, which exploded in 2018 due to various allegations of sexual abuse against the producer. Harvey Weinstein. The Weinstein case prompted hundreds of women around the world to denounce inappropriate behavior in Hollywood, and given Allen’s record, it was no surprise that he was vilified in the process.
Now Allen continues to support the movement but says it could become “nonsense.”
Woody Allen believes cancel culture can become nonsense
“It’s silly, you know, if it’s not really a feminist issue or an issue of injustice for women. “If you go to extremes to make it an issue when most people wouldn’t actually consider it an offensive situation,” Allen tells Variety, referring to cases that aren’t just about celebrities being involved in a Those involved in crimes are prosecuted because of a comment that could be considered “out of character.”
Allen was also asked about his stance on Hollywood’s apparent abandonment of his career following the Dylan scandal. The director of films such as “Midnight in Paris” and “Casino Royale” assures that he managed to keep working despite everything.
“I don’t think about it. I don’t know what it means to be canceled. I know that over the years everything has been the same for me. I make my films. What has changed is the presentation of the films. I work and for me it’s the same routine. I write the script, I raise the money, I make the film, I shoot it, I edit it, it comes out. The difference is not canceling the culture. The difference lies in the way the films are presented. That’s the big change.”
Despite the scandals, Woody Allen assures that he continues to work without any major problems AFP 163
In 2021, Dylan Farrow appeared in the documentary Allen vs. Farrow, where the now 32-year-old adult reiterates that Woody Allen touched her inappropriately in that distant year of 1992. To this day, Allen sticks to her version and declares her innocence.
“The situation was investigated by two people, two important organizations, not people, but two important investigative organizations. And both concluded, after long and detailed investigations, that these allegations were unfounded.”
Woody Allen continues to plead not guilty to sexually abusing his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Starpix/Shutterstock
stroke of luck It is the 50th film in Allen’s catalog and tells the story of Fanny and Jean, a Parisian couple with a dream life. Everything changes when Fanny meets an old school friend again, who gradually becomes a threat to the love between Fanny and Jean. As the director himself mentioned, the scandal presented him with several challenges, but they did not prevent him from continuing his career. In any case, it is the age and complicated context of cinema worldwide makes him think about giving up the director’s chair.
“I have so many ideas for films that if it was easy to finance I would be tempted to do it. But beyond that, I don’t know if I have the same drive to go out and spend a lot of time raising money.”
“Luck of Luck” will be Woody Allen’s 50th film
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