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Woody Allen isn’t sure he wants to continue making films as he feels that the “romance of filmmaking is gone”. In a recent interview about his latest film Coup de Chance not getting a release everywhere in the world, he said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether I get distributed here or not. Once I make it, I don’t follow it anymore. Distribution is no longer what it was. Now distribution is two weeks in a cinema… And then that’s it. I mean, Annie Hall played in movie houses in New York for a little bit over a year.”

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He added, “It’d be in one theatre for six, seven months, and then somebody would pick it up and it would hang around another few months. The whole business has changed, and not in an appealing way. All the romance of filmmaking is gone.”

Woody Allen’s Coup de Chance was to release in the US on April 5 according to The Hollywood Reporter. This would be followed by digital/VOD release on April 12 following its debut at the Venice Film Festival in September 2023. 

This is Woody Allen's 50th film

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Coup de Chance is Woody Allen’s 50th feature. 

Notably, this isn’t the first time that Woody Allen has contemplated his future in filmmaking. In 2022, he had pointed out that “a lot of the thrill is gone” because of the OTT platforms. 

He continues to be “on the fence” about it as he said, “I don’t want to have to go out to raise money. I find that a pain in the neck. But if someone shows up and calls in and says we want to back the film, then I would seriously consider it. I would probably not have the willpower to say no, because I have so many ideas.”

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