Coup de chance

Coup de chance (lit. 'Stroke of Luck')[3] is a 2023 French drama thriller film written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Lou de Laâge, Valérie Lemercier, Melvil Poupaud, and Niels Schneider. It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2023.[1] It was released in France on September 27, 2023, by Metropolitan Filmexport.

Coup de chance
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWoody Allen
Written byWoody Allen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
Edited byAlisa Lepselter
Production
companies
  • Gravier Productions
  • Dippermouth
  • Perdido Productions
  • Petite Fleur Productions
Distributed byMetropolitan Filmexport
Release dates
  • September 4, 2023 (2023-09-04) (Venice)
  • September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27) (France)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • United Kingdom
LanguageFrench
Box office$2.8 million[2]

Premise

Fanny and Jean have everything of the ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional life, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris and seem to be as in love as on the day they first met. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, Alain, a former high school friend, her life is immediately turned upside down. They see each other again very quickly and get closer and closer.

Cast

Production

In July 2022, Woody Allen announced he would be directing a French-language thriller film.[4] In September 2022, Valérie Lemercier, Niels Schneider, Lou de Laâge and Melvil Poupaud joined the cast of the film.[5] In February 2023, it was announced the film was titled Coup de chance.[6]

Principal photography began in October 2022, in Paris, France.[7][8]

Release

In April 2023, Metropolitan Filmexport acquired French distribution rights to the film.[9] The film premiered out of competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2023.[1][10] [11] Metropolitan Filmexport distributed the film on 27 September 2023.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10.[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 61 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[13]

References
  1. "Coup de chance". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. "Coup de chance (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. Gleiberman, Owen (4 September 2023). "'Coup de Chance' Review: Woody Allen's Drama of Upper-Middle-Class Murder Is His Best Movie Since 'Blue Jasmine' (or Maybe 'Match Point')". Variety. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. Tartaglione, Nancy (July 4, 2022). "Details Emerge On Woody Allen's Next Project; French-Language Pic To Shoot In Paris This Fall". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  5. Keslassy, Elsa (September 21, 2022). "Woody Allen's New Paris-Set Film to Star Valerie Lemercier and Niels Schneider (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  6. Wiseman, Andreas (February 10, 2023). "Woody Allen's Latest Movie 'Coup de chance' Is Heading To Market With WestEnd Films — EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  7. "Woody Allen starts shooting his first French language film". The Local. October 4, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  8. "Filming for Woody Allen's first-ever all-French film begins in Paris". The Connexion. October 5, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  9. Keslassy, Elsa (April 6, 2023). "Woody Allen's Film 'Coup de Chance' Finds French Distribution with Metropolitan FilmExport (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  10. Tartaglione, Nancy (July 25, 2023). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  11. "Woody Allen's 'Coup de Chance' Ignites Protests and Enthusiastic Standing Ovation at Venice Premiere". Variety.
  12. "Coup de Chance". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. "Coup de Chance". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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