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Film · 2023

Stroke of Luck

Original titleCoup de Chance

Directed by Woody Allen · starring Lou de Laâge, Valérie Lemercier and Niels Schneider

  • 1 h 33 min
  • Comedy · Drama · Romance
  • FranceUSA
  • 7.0 Users2 votes

Synopsis

'Stroke of luck' is a movie filmed in French and tells a story about two young people who start a relationship which ends in adultery and a crime. Woody Allen knows his way around this type of approach.

Niels Schneider ('I Killed My Mother', 'Heartbeats') and Lou de Laâge ('The Innocents', 'Black Box') will play Alain and Fanny, the two main characters with Melvil Poupaud ('Laurence Anyways', 'J'accuse'). Elsa Zylberstein, Valerie Lemercier, Grégory Gadebois and Guillaume de Tonquedec, who complete the cast.

This is a romantic, passionate and violent story set in the contemporary Paris. It's a "poisoned romantic thriller", with the style of 'Match Point'.

The movie 'Match Point' was also directed by Woody Allen in 2005 and is. like this new production: exciting, dramatic and also sinister", in the words of the filmmaker himself. The film, considered a return to harsh and dramatic terrain, tells the story of two young men whose connection leads to an adulterous relationship, which He will not be left alone in that.

According to the promoters of the project, it would be one of the best works of the octogenarian director of films such as 'Rainy Day in New York' or 'Midnight in Paris'. Shot all over the city and a little bit in the countryside, it revolves around a romance between two young people who are old friends and devolves into marital infidelity and ultimately crime.

The essentials

Runtime
93 min1 hour and 33 minutes
Budget
€10Gravier Productions
How long is Stroke of Luck?
1 hour and 33 minutes (93 minutes).
Who directed Stroke of Luck?
Woody Allen.
Who is in Stroke of Luck?
It stars Lou de Laâge, Valérie Lemercier, Niels Schneider and Melvil Poupaud.
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Director
Woody Allen
Writers
Woody Allen

Photos and posters

All 17 photos

Reviews

7.0 2 votes

Soundtrack

All 6 songs
  1. Bags' GrooveThe Modern Jazz Quartet Spotify
  2. When Your Lover Has GoneArt Farmer, Donald Byrd Spotify
  3. Arm in ArmHank Jones, Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Elvin Jones Spotify
  4. In The BagNat Adderley Sextet Spotify

Trivia

All 6 facts
  • 50th movie

    In 2022, Woody Allen told Alec Baldwin in.a Instagram Live that his 50th movie (previously said that it would be a drama similar to 'Match Point' 2005), would probably be his last production.

  • Summer 2020

    Woody Allen tried to shoot this film in Paris in summer 2020 but was prevented from doing that because of the Covid pandemic.

  • Crime and punishment... with romance

    When the film was coming to an end, Woody Allen stated in an interview: "I can only tell you that this is a crime film, a serious story of crime and punishment. With a dose of romance, of course."

  • Woody Allen accusations

    Thierry Frémaux (Cannes Film Festival 2023 director) said in April 2023 that the film wouldn't be included in the festival program because of the controversy surrounding Woody Allen concerning the allegations he molested his stepdaughter Dylan Farrow in year 1992 would overshadow the film and festival.

  • In words of the photography director

    In the early stages of production, the director of photography Vittorio Storaro said in an interview: "I would not compare it to Match Point (2005). The script does a masterful job at mixing drama and comedy, each time calibrating them in very different ways. I can say that it takes place in the present, there will be laughter, but also dark chills."

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