In the wake of ongoing allegations, how do we process Allen’s reputation for writing award worthy roles for women?Wonder Wheel might well be the last Woody Allen movie to get a major release.
Allegations of sexual assault by his daughter, Dylan (which Allen has denied), have dismantled his reputation in some quarters, and many actors – including Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page and Rebecca Hall – have said they will never work with him again.
Even actors in Wonder Wheel are expressing regrets.At odds with this is the inescapable fact that Allen has given women better roles than pretty much any film-maker of the modern era.
Allen’s Oscar record speaks for itself: two best actress winners (Diane Keaton in Annie Hall, Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine); four best supporting actresses; and six more nominations for women, not to mention mature, female-centred films such as Hannah and Her Sisters and Interiors.
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