Woody Allen chooses Rome for his next film
In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica Woody Allen announced that he would be filming in Rome soon.
It’s fantastic to have the possibility to work there, like when I shot ‘Manhattan’ in New York, ‘Match Point’ in London and ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ in Barcelona. Each time, it’s like a declaration of love for certain places. I project onto the big screen my feelings for places which count a lot in my life.”
In recent years Allen has filmed “Scoop” and “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger” in London, and his next film out, “Midnight in Paris”, was shot in Paris. He did return to his Manhatten in 2009 for “Whatever Works”, but Europe seems to be a font of inspiration.
Don’t ask me about the script or the cast, I’m superstitious. I’m still at the screenplay stage, it would be silly to say more.”
Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
