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Info:
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Title:_________________ Celebrity [1998]
Release date:_______ November 20, 1998
Produced By: _________Jean Doumanian
Directed By: _____________Woody Allen
Distributed By:__________Miramax Films
Written By: ______________Woody Allen
Category: ____________________Movies
Gener:______________________ comedy
Year: __________________________1998
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Cast:
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____________________Kenneth Branagh
__________________________Judy Davis
_______________________Winona Ryder
____________________Leonardo DiCaprio
_______________________Melanie Griffith
__________Cinematography Sven Nykvist
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Plot synopsis:
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Lee Simon is an unsuccessful novelist turned travel writer who immerses himself
in celebrity journalism following a midlife crisis and subsequent divorce from his
insecure wife Robin, a former English teacher, after sixteen years of marriage. As
he stumbles his way through both professional encounters and sexual escapades
with performers, models, and other players in the world of entertainment, Lee
increasingly questions his purpose in life. He blows numerous opportunities due to
his fame-seeking and neuroses. Meanwhile, Robin trades her many neuroses for a
makeover and a job with television producer Tony Gardella that leads to her own celebrity
interview program. She takes advantage of numerous opportunities and ends up happy
and successful.