

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
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.