Video. Woody Allen, who has lost his “enthusiasm”, will he stop the cinema?

By sudouest.fr with AFP
Published on 06/28/2022 at 22:01

In a rare interview, the 86-year-old American director, who fell out of favor after his adopted daughter accused him of sexually assaulting her, did not rule out his next film being his last.

In a rare interview, Woody Allen did not rule out this Tuesday June 28 that his next film, which will be shot in Paris, is the last, saying he has lost “a lot of (his) enthusiasm” for cinema.

The 86-year-old American director, who fell out of favor in the United States after his adopted daughter accused him of sexually abusing her as a childspoke for about half an hour to actor Alec Baldwin.

The latter also recently found himself in turmoil after accidentally killing during a shoot in October the director of photography of one of his films, by handling a firearm.

“I don’t have as much fun anymore”

“I’m probably going to do this extra movie but a lot of the excitement has evaporated,” the “Annie Hall” director said in a live stream on Alec Baldwin’s Instagram account, punctuated by technical issues. “I don’t have as much fun making a movie and getting it on the big screen anymore,” he added, referring to the changes in the movie industry with the advent of streaming.

“I’ll do another one and then I’ll see how I feel,” he said. Alec Baldwin announced the interview on Sunday, saying he would be talking to Woody Allen about the director’s latest book, “Zero Gravity.”

Anticipating possible criticism, the actor had made a point of stressing that he was “absolutely not interested in the judgments or moralizing messages” which would be addressed to him. The accusations against Woody Allen were not mentioned during this interview.