Woody Allen's star-studded CELEBRITY skewers America's fascination with fame and glamour. Kenneth Branagh stars as Lee Simon, a travel writer who also interviews celebrities when he's not working on his novel and screenplay-or at least talking about writing them. As he hangs out more and more with supermodels and actresses, .. Read more
| Starring | Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Judy Davis, Hank Azaria |
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| Director | Woody Allen |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Woody Allen's star-studded CELEBRITY skewers America's fascination with fame and glamour. Kenneth Branagh stars as Lee Simon, a travel writer who also interviews celebrities when he's not working on his novel and screenplay-or at least talking about writing them. As he hangs out more and more with supermodels and actresses, living the so-called good life, he ends his 16-year marriage to Robin (the marvellous Judy Davis). The split nearly sends Robin off the deep end until she meets Joe Gardella (Joe Mantegna), a television producer who introduces her to a whole new world.
Allen shoots the film in black-and-white as if to take some of the gleam off the lives of these celebrities, many of whom are famous for just being famous. When Robin starts working for Joe, she is responsible for overseeing the talent--the kind of people who regularly appear on such shows as JERRY SPRINGER, looking for their moment in the spotlight. Even a television preacher has religious groupies who yearn for autographs. It is interesting to note that Allen wrote and directed CELEBRITY at a time when his own fame was reaching a crescendo because of his own personal problems, which became so much tabloid fodder; that is perhaps why he does not appear in the film, instead having Branagh speak the offbeat, cynical, funny lines that the Woodman himself usually delivers.
| Starring | Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Judy Davis, Hank Azaria, Leonardo DiCaprio, Melanie Griffith, Famke Janssen, Michael Lerner, Winona Ryder, Charlize Theron, Andre Gregory, Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, Gretchen Mol, Dylan Baker, Isaac Mizrahi, Greg Mottola |
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| Director | Woody Allen |
| Studio | WESTEND FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 49 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1998 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 15 Jun 2006 |
With the neurotic centre of energy being occupied by both Branagh and Davis, Allen's on-screen presence is much missed here, while on the other side of the camera he recycles his usual attitudes to relationships without much apparent enthusiasm but with t
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Dire Woody Allen film
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Nothing to celebrate.
I'm afraid we didn't finish watching this. I am a real Kenneth Branagh fan though more for Shakespeare than anything else. We thought that we ought to ... read more »
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Nodded off
Boring, manic, what was Kenneth Brannagh thinking of? Woody Allen is unique because he is what he is - Kenneth Brannagh is not. So dull only managed to get half... read more »
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Very Dull
dull beyond belief - not one revelation or great line and Branagh dreadful as the Woody Allen stand-in - a weak visit to his favourite themes
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