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Celebrity

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The career and personal life of writer Lee (Kenneth Branagh) are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin (Judy Davis), and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony (Joe Mantegna) falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
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Entertaining, but too scattered.

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Xan Brooks Independent (UK) 03/20/2019
2/5
Unfortunately in Celebrity, Woody Allen's line of attack is compromised by his being at least half in love with the very glitterati he sets out to savage. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2.5/4
It's smart and quirky enough that we're not bored, but we're not much delighted, either. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 12/04/2022
3.5/4
The last of four films shot for Allen by cinematographer Sven Nyqvist, Celebrity looks gorgeous in rich monochromatic photography that lends all the pretty faces onscreen a kind of candid tabloid reality. Go to Full Review Peggy Fernandez Santa Cruz Sentinel 03/25/2020
C
There are few insights into what makes a celebrity or why people are drawn to them in this movie. But there is one about the writer/director, himself. Believe in your own myth too long, [and]people are going to start to realize that it isn't real. Go to Full Review PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro 12/08/2018
3/5
Indicative of a time when Allen had a degree of vivacity and ingenuity in his work before it went increasingly down the turgid, tourist-porn route in Europe. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/14/2011
C
technically, the b/w film is impressive, but the tale is shallow and diffuse and has little to say about our media- saturated life and obsession with fame. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Malcolm B. @kempston1 Mar 12 Great fun movie. Cinematography reminiscent of Citizen Caine. It's that good! See more Maarit L @Komedienne Dec 1 I don’t care that others criticize this movie. I love it. Celebrity is in my Top 10 Woody Allen films. I love Fellini and I love Woody, so it’s obvious that I like this movie very much. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 4 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Brad S. R @RT07389644 Apr 5 Not bad, but at its best Celebrity seems cobbled together from parts of better Woody Allen films. See more bao s @RT77741678 06/19/2024 Great film. I loved Kenneth Branagh doing his best Woody. See more Steve D @RT35616104 02/12/2023 Great cast, mess of a script. See more Read all reviews
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Woody Allen

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Hank Azaria

David

Kenneth Branagh

Lee Simon

Judy Davis

Robin Simon

Leonardo DiCaprio

Brandon Darrow

Melanie Griffith

Nicole Oliver

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Synopsis The career and personal life of writer Lee (Kenneth Branagh) are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin (Judy Davis), and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony (Joe Mantegna) falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Director
Woody Allen
Producer
Jean Doumanian
Screenwriter
Woody Allen
Distributor
Miramax Films, Laurenfilm S.A., EuropaCorp, Filmes Lusomundo, Bac Films
Production Co
Sweetland Films
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 20, 1998, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 23, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.0M
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Surround, Mono
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