Woody Allen's Café Society Opens Cannes 2016
Woody Allen's romantic comedy Café Society, set in 1930s Los Angeles, opens the 2016 Cannes Film Festival out of competition. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Parker Posey, and Blake Lively, with Oscar-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro. This marks Allen's 12th appearance at Cannes and his third opening film after Hollywood Ending (2002) and Midnight in Paris (2011). Amazon acquired the film for $15 million, ending Allen's partnership with Sony Pictures Classics, and will also produce his first streaming TV series starring Miley Cyrus and Elaine May.
Key facts
- Café Society opened the 2016 Cannes Film Festival out of competition.
- The film is set in 1930s Los Angeles and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Parker Posey, and Blake Lively.
- Vittorio Storaro served as cinematographer for the first time on an Allen film.
- Woody Allen made his Cannes debut in 1979 with Manhattan.
- This is Allen's 12th appearance at Cannes and third opening film after Hollywood Ending (2002) and Midnight in Paris (2011).
- Amazon acquired Café Society for $15 million, ending Allen's deal with Sony Pictures Classics.
- Amazon will also produce Allen's first streaming TV series starring Miley Cyrus and Elaine May.
- Allen confirmed his estrangement from technology in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Entities
Artists
- Woody Allen
- Jesse Eisenberg
- Kristen Stewart
- Steve Carell
- Parker Posey
- Blake Lively
- Vittorio Storaro
- Miley Cyrus
- Elaine May
Institutions
- Cannes Film Festival
- Amazon
- Sony Pictures Classics
- The Hollywood Reporter
Locations
- Cannes
- France
- Los Angeles
- United States