Woody Allen's 'Rifkin's Festival' Released in Italian Cinemas

Woody Allen's film 'Rifkin's Festival' arrives in Italian cinemas on May 6, 2021, distributed by Vision Distribution. The story follows Mort Rifkin (Wallace Shawn), a former film professor writing a new book, who accompanies his wife (Gina Gershon), a press agent for a narcissistic young director (Louis Garrel), to the San Sebastian Film Festival. While his wife has an affair with the director, Mort falls for a cardiologist and film enthusiast (Elena Anaya). The film pays homage to European cinema, incorporating black-and-white sequences that reference classics like 'Citizen Kane' and '8½,' directed by Orson Welles, Fellini, Godard, Buñuel, Bergman, and Truffaut. Allen critiques contemporary Hollywood and young filmmakers through his protagonist. The cinematography is by Vittorio Storaro.