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Rifkin's Festival

2020 · 92 min

A gentle, wistful stroll through film-festival romance and midlife regret, dotted with dreamy cinephile homages and dry wit.

Directed by: Woody Allen
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Louis Garrel

Tagline: A romance... but most of all, it's a mystery
Overview: The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there.

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Directed by: Woody Allen
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Louis Garrel

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
aging
betrayal
art
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, romance
Directed by: Woody Allen
Written by: Woody Allen
Starring: Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Louis Garrel, Elena Anaya, Enrique Arce, Steve Guttenberg, Christoph Waltz, Sergi López
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United States of America, Spain, Italy
Languages: Swedish, English, Spanish

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