The story follows a young man who comes to Hollywood in the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself drawn to the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the era.
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Film actors:
- Bobby Dorfman as Jesse Eisenberg
- Fonnie Sybil as Christine Stewart
- Phil Stern: Steve Carell
- Veronica Hayes as Blake Lively
- Rudd Taylor as Parker Posey
- Ben Dorfman: Corey Stoll
- Rose Dorfman as Jenny Berlin
- Marty Dorfman as Ken Stout
- Candy: Anna Camp
- Steve: Paul Schneider
- Leonard: Stephen Kunken
- Evelyn Dorfman as Sally Lennick
- Vito: Tony Sirico
- Karen Stern: Cheryl Lee
- Walter: Richard Portnoy
- Narrator (voiceover): Woody Allen
- Oscar: Todd Weeks
- Al: Paul Shakman
- Maid: Jody Carlisle
- Evelyn’s daughter: Laurel Griggs
- Ben’s Hood: Saul Stein
- Ben’s Hood: Craig Walker
- Ben’s Hood: Gabriel Millman
- Bobby’s Neighbor: Edward James Hyland
- Bartender: John Domanian
- Joe: Brendan Burke
- Thor: Don Stark
- Mike: Greg Binkley
- Howard: Anthony DiMaria
- Carlotta: Shay Dehlin
- Principal: Steve Rutman
- Police Officer: William H. Burns
- Young Ben: Tyler Reed
- Eddie: Lev Ghosn
- Tony: William Benvanides
- Louis: Steve Rosen
- Fur Lady: Kelly Vernoff
- Norman: Douglas McGrath
- Roger: David Pittoo
- Rosalind: Taylor Carr
- Mr. Rhinebeck: Rob Joseph Leonard
- Mrs. Rhinebeck: Lauren Susan
- Mrs. Rhinebeck’s sister: Courtney C. Clark
- Susie Bancroft as Lord Debra Cook
- Count Van Goren: Maurice Sonnenberg
- Countess Van Goren as Elissa Piszel
- Craig Bennett as Sebastian Tillinger
- Gloria Bennett as Bettina Bilger
- (Uncredited): Kelly Rohrbach
- Joe’s kidnapper: Raymond Franza
- Joe’s kidnapper: Michael Allian
- Tropical Singer: Kate Edmondson
- Buddy Winslow Finn as Rob Ashkenaz
- Norton Lockerbie as Pedro Jomunares
- Cherry Grace: Kailyn Sanchez
- Mr. Remsen: Paul Hummel
- Mrs. Remsen: Cecilia Ridette
- Lead: Stephen DeRosa
- Marvin: Armengaro
- Man at the Bar: Tom Camp
- Father Brorian: Nick Plakias
- Club Patron (uncredited): Katrin Hoyt
Photography team:
- Screenwriter: Woody Allen
- Producer: Letty Aronson
- Producer: Stephen Tenenbaum
- Producer: Edward Watson
- Director of Photography: Vittorio Storaro
- Costume Design: Susie Bensinger
- Production Design: Santo Loquasto
- Script Supervisor: Sharon Watt
- Editor: Alyssa Lepselt
- Makeup Department Supervisor: Stacey Panepinto
- Head of Hair Department: Christine Fennell
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Eran Dinur
- Art Director: Doug Huzetti
- Art Director: Michael E. Goldman
- Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- Set Decoration: Regina Graves
- Sound Editor: David Wernon
- Co-producer: Helen Robin
- Starring: Juliet Taylor
- Casting: Patricia Kerrigan Dissetto
- Executive Producer: Ron Chez
- Executive Producer: Adam B. Stern
- Executive Producer: Mark Stern
- First Assistant Director: Danielle Rigby
- Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
- Production Supervisor: Scott Cordish
- Production Coordinator: Amy R. Trachtman
- Production Accountant: Steve Guilbaud
- Assistant Accountant: Tara Andrews
- Assistant Accountant: Araceli Leal
- Payroll Accountant: David Farr
- Venue Manager: Christy Mullen
- Assistant Location Manager: Elizabeth Klenk
- Assistant Location Manager: Daniel Pollack
- Assistant Location Manager: Tom Sexton
- Assistant Location Manager: Eric Wrolstad
- Location Coordinator: Christopher Brittain
- Location Scouting: Shavit Rein
- Location scout: Georg Schmithüsen
- Location Scouting: Aidan Sleeper
- Location Scouting: John Spady
- First Assistant Editor: Sharon Perlman
- Assistant Editor: Kate Rose Itzkowitz
- Sound re-recording mixer: Robert Hein
- Dialogue Editor: Sylvia Menno
- Sound Editor: Glenfield Payne
- Sound re-recording mixer: Lee Dichter
- Foley Editor: Matthew Haasch
- Foley Artist: Jay Peck
- Production mixer: David J. Schwartz
- Boom Operator: Sean Allen
- Boom Operator: Allison Howe
- Practical Voice: Alison Jackson
- Assistant Video Operator: Andrew Cavagnet
- Steadicam operator: Will Arnott
- First Assistant Photographer: Ethan Borsuk
- Second Assistant Photographer: Beka Venezia
- Digital Imaging Technician: Simone D’Arcangelo
- Camera Loader: Maxwell Sloan
- Still Photographer: Sabrina Lantos
- Art Department Coordinator: Glenn Lloyd
- Assistant Artistic Director: Katia Blumenberg
- Assistant Artistic Director: Peter Dorsey
- Graphic Designer: Perry Grebin
- Assistant set decorator: Shannon Finnerty
- Starring: Gerald Deditta
- Real Estate Guru: Tommy Allen
- Assistant Property Supervisor: Joel Weaver
- Charge Landscape Artist: Joseph Garzero
- Construction Coordinator: Ron Petagna
- Chief Carpenter: Frank Didio
- Principal Construction Personnel: Nicholas J. Mongelli, Jr.
- Key Figure: William M. Webberg
- Best Boys Grip: Warren A. Welberger
- Dolly Grip: Tony Campenni
- Key Rigging Handle: Bernard X. Brongniart
- Head Coach: Jay Fortune
- Best Electric Boy: Brian McLean
- Rig Lighting Engineer: Thomas Dolan
- Assistant Costume Designer: Marco Piemontese
- Costume Coordinator: Teresa Beach
- Costume Director: Susan J. Wright
- Main costume: Susan Antonelli
- Main Costume: Luana Bussetti
- Seamstress: Jennifer Fadell
- Tailor: Ishii Cane
- Tailor: Mahendra Parmar
- Seamstress: Lorena Torres
- Main hairstylist: Therese Ducey
- Main hairstylist: Ed Wilson
- Main makeup artist: Nicole Wodowski
- Second Assistant Director: Nick Nolte
- Medic: Christy Davenport
- Transport Captain: James Levy
- Transportation Vice Captain: Harry J. Leavey
- Casting Assistant: Megan Rafferty
- ADR Voice: Dane Fink
- ADR Voiced by: Bruce Winant
- Art Department Production Assistant: Joseph Cato
- Colorist: Anthony Raphael
- ADR mixer: Bobby Johanson
- ADR Recorder: Michael Rivera
- ADR Coordinator: Tricia Schultz
- Sound Engineer: Avi Laniado
- Visual effects producer: Richard Friedlander
- Visual Effects Producer: Glenn Allen
- Composition Supervisor: Mani Trump
- Compositing Supervisor: Yunsik Noh
- Digital Compositor: Gozde Basak Geckinli
- Digital Compositor: Mina Choe
- Digital Compositor: Christina Shin
- Digital Composer: June Han
- Digital Compositor: Alex Lee
- Stunt Coordinator: Manny Silverio
- Stunts: Damian Achilles
- Stunts: Scott Brick
- Stunts: Brian Morvant
- Stunts: Josiah Nolan
- Stunts: Matthew R. Staley
- Assistant Production Coordinator: Sally Portes
- Music: Matt Hurt
Movie review:
- Renaud: **A boy from the East, a girl from the West and their romantic life choices**.
- If you’re a movie buff or critic, the year isn’t complete without watching a Woody Allen movie. He’s just the Takashi Miike of Hollywood, but the thing is he always manages to do it. He created his own style of screen presence, just like Wes Anderson and very few others. Uniqueness defines his work, so here’s another romantically twisted tale, with the first half of the film set in Los Angeles and the second half in New York.
- A young Jewish American trying his luck in Hollywood turns to his uncle, one of the film industry’s most popular and busiest agents, for help. He falls in love with his uncle’s personal assistant, but she reveals that she already has a boyfriend but isn’t here anymore. After some twists and turns, the story turns into a romantic triangle. Who gets who and how it all plays out kicks off the movie.
- As usual, Woody Allen’s background narration plays a big part in the storytelling, and all of these romantic troubles are told very well. It opens well and develops best in the middle, but ultimately falls short of its climax. I didn’t like the conclusion, nor the last 10-15 minutes. But thankfully it avoids giving the usual stuff and wraps up the end credits before clarifying what’s going on in the story. That’s one way to end it, which obviously isn’t as clever as a lot of movies. Regardless, the movie is still worth watching because of the good story and great acting, especially from Woody Allen.
- _6/10_
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