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For the first time in his long career, writer-director Woody Allen takes his cast and crew to London, and the European location breathes new life into the normally Manhattan-centric auteur. Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as Chris Wilton, a former pro on the world tennis circuit, with eyes set on a very different kind of prize. After meeting Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode) at an exclusive club, he becomes friendly with Tom's extremely wealthy family, including his powerful businessman father, Alec (Brian Cox) and his attractive sister, Chloe (Emily Mortimer), who is desperate to get married and have children. The only problem is that Chris has fallen hard and fast for Tom's fiancee, the steaming-hot Nola (Scarlett Johansson), an unsuccessful American actress from Colorado who just might share Chris's lustful feelings, a romantic entanglement that could get in the way of his master plan. As he does with his New York-set films, Allen includes many London landmarks, including the Tate Modern, the Royal Opera House, the Queen's Club, St. James Park, the Millennium Bridge, the Palace Theatre, and the so-called Gherkin building, with its marvellous views of the city. He gets splendid performances from his actors, especially Rhys Meyers, who plays Chris with an intense glower, and Johansson, who is brilliant as the sexy, confident femme fatale. Allen is also inspired by Alfred Hitchcock, with several references and homages to the work of the great British director. The soundtrack features songs from LA TRAVIATA, RIGOLETTO, OTELLO, MACBETH, SALVATOR ROSA, IL TROVATORE, and other operas, primarily sung by Enrico Caruso.Product Identifiers
ProducerLucy Darwin, Stephen Tenenbaum, Gareth Wiley, Letty Aronson
EAN7321900876940
eBay Product ID (ePID)52985439
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Film/TV TitleMatch Point
ActorColin Salmon, Ewen Bremner, Anthony O'donnell, Paul Kaye, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, James Nesbitt, Scarlett Johansson, John Fortune, Brian Cox, Matthew Goode, Steve Pemberton, Penelope Wilton, Margaret Tyzack, Scott Handy, Selina Cadell, Rupert Penry-Jones, Emily Mortimer
DirectorWoody Allen
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Release Year2006
FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen
Run Time124 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
ReviewsUSA Today - An often riveting drama set in London amid the lives of the rich and cultured -- highlighted by an operatic score. And it's proof that Allen, who many have dismissed with his last few forgettable films, is still a filmmaking force, Los Angeles Times - It pretty much keeps its pulse steady, its blood cold and its nerves tamped down which, combined with cinematographer Remi Adefarasin's architectural Hitchcockian flourishes, lends a queasy, cool air to the proceedings, New York Times - Woody Allen's best in years... Ice cold and pitch black..., Uncut - It's heart-poundingly tense, genuinely erotic and philosophically brutal in its closing pronouncement...
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
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ComposerAndrew Lloyd Webber, Gaetano Donizetti, Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi
Sound sourceMono
ScreenwriterWoody Allen