The first trailer debuted today for Woody Allen’s comedy film, “Rifkin’s Festival,” set to world premiere as the opening night film of 68th San Sebastian Festival, on September 18.
The film was shot last summer in San Sebastian and other nearby towns. It tells the story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Festival and get caught up in the magic of the event, the beauty and charm of the city and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there.
This romantic comedy written and directed by Woody Allen stars Elena Anaya (Wonder Woman, La piel que habito/The Skin I live In), Louis Garrel (J’accuse / An Officer and a Spy, L’homme fidèle/A Faithful Man), Gina Gershon (The Insider), Sergi López (Un día perfecto/A Perfect Day, El laberinto del fauno / Pan’s Labyrinth), Wallace Shawn (Radio Days, Princess Bride, Marriage Story), and Christoph Waltz (Spectre, Django Unchained and Inglourious Basterds, films for which he landed two Oscars®).