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Rifkin’s Festival

Rifkin’s Festival

A romance... but most of all, it's a mystery

20206.11h 32m

Overview

The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain 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.

Directed by Woody Allen
Written by Woody Allen
Produced by Jaume Roures, Letty Aronson, Erika Aronson
Box Office0Revenue: $2.3M

Top Cast

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Mort Rifkin

Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon

Sue

Louis Garrel

Louis Garrel

Philippe

Elena Anaya

Elena Anaya

Jo Rojas

Enrique Arce

Enrique Arce

Tomás López

Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Jake

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Death

Sergi López

Sergi López

Paco

Douglas McGrath

Douglas McGrath

Gil Brenner

Georgina Amorós

Georgina Amorós

Delores

Themes & Keywords

dreamsromancedonostia-san sebastian, spainfilm in filmfalling in lovelove affairfailing marriagehomagemeditativefailed marriageunfaithful wifefilm directoradulterous wifecinefilecharmingfilm festivaltraveling couple

About Rifkin’s Festival

Rifkin’s Festival is a comedy, romance film released in 2020 exploring themes of dreams, romance, donostia-san sebastian, spain, film in film, falling in love, love affair. Directed by Woody Allen, it stars Wallace Shawn, Gina Gershon, Louis Garrel. The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain 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.

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