An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Acting
Woody Allen doing his exact same character, somehow still watchable
Cinematography
London looking like a postcard you didn't ask for
Writing
Casually absurd one-liners that land half the time
Director
Woody Allen
Scarlett Johansson
Sondra Pransky
Woody Allen
Sid Waterman
Hugh Jackman
Peter Lyman
Ian McShane
Joe Strombel
Charles Dance
Mr. Malcolm
Romola Garai
Vivian
Kevin McNally
Mike Tinsley
Robert Bathurst
Strombel's Co-Worker
Geoff Bell
Strombel's Co-Worker
Christopher Fulford
Strombel's Co-Worker
Nigel Lindsay
Strombel's Co-Worker
Fenella Woolgar
Jane Cook
Doreen Mantle
Joe's Co-Passenger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Woody Allen wrote, directed, and starred in this during his most prolific late-period stretch — he made three films in two years.
This was part of Allen's 'London trilogy' after Match Point, marking his full pivot from New York neurosis to European settings.
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