Celebrity is a 1998 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. The screenplay focuses on the divergent paths a couple takes following their divorce.
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 profess...
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Celebrity is a 1998 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. The screenplay focuses on the divergent paths a couple takes following their divorce.
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. 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.
The film was shot in black-and-white on location in New York City by cinematographer Sven...
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