Woody Allen Collection ( Scoop / Match Point / Cassandra's Dream )

Woody Allen Collection (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Scoop / Match Point / Cassandra's Dream
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
David Donatello Awards
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Golden Globes
Goya Awards
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
316 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2005-2007 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
Luxembourg ( France, Benelux )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Woody Allen

Written By:
Woody Allen

Actors:
Jim Dunk ..... Funeral Speaker
Robert Bathurst ..... Strombel's Co-Workers
Geoff Bell ..... Strombel's Co-Workers
Christopher Fulford ..... Strombel's Co-Workers
Nigel Lindsay ..... Strombel's Co-Workers
Ian McShane ..... Joe Strombel
Fenella Woolgar ..... Jane Cook
Pete Mastin ..... Death
Doreen Mantle ..... Joe's Co-Passengers
David Schneider ..... Joe's Co-Passengers
Meera Syal ..... Joe's Co-Passengers
Kevin McNally ..... Mike Tinsley
Robyn Kerr ..... Tinsley's Fans
Richard Stirling ..... Tinsley's Fans
Scarlett Johansson ..... Sondra Pransky
Romola Garai ..... Vivian
Carolyn Backhouse ..... Vivian's Mother
Tao Guo ..... Jar Spinner
Sam Friend ..... Vivian's Brother
Mark Heap ..... M.C.
Woody Allen ..... Sid Waterman
Jonathan Rhys Meyers ..... Chris Wilton
Alexander Armstrong ..... Mr. Townsend
Paul Kaye ..... Estate Agent
Matthew Goode ..... Tom Hewett
Brian Cox ..... Alec Hewett
Penelope Wilton ..... Eleanor Hewett
Emily Mortimer ..... Chloe Hewett Wilton
Janis Kelly ..... 'La Traviata' Performers
Alan Oke ..... 'La Traviata' Performers
Mark Gatiss ..... Ping-Pong Player
Scarlett Johansson ..... Nola Rice
Philip Mansfield ..... Waiter
Simon Kunz ..... Rod Carver
Geoffrey Streatfeild ..... Alan Sinclair
Mary Hegarty ..... 'Rigoletto' Performer
John Fortune ..... John the Chauffeur
Rupert Penry-Jones ..... Henry
Patricia Whymark ..... Telephone Operator
Anthony O'Donnell ..... Custodian
Miranda Raison ..... Heather
Ewan McGregor ..... Ian Blaine
Colin Farrell ..... Terry Blaine
Peter-Hugo Daly ..... Boat Owner
John Benfield ..... Brian Blaine
Clare Higgins ..... Dorothy Blaine
Ashley Madekwe ..... Lucy
Andrew Howard ..... Jerry
Hayley Atwell ..... Angela Stark
Sally Hawkins ..... Kate
Keith Smee ..... Terry's Track Mate
Stephen Noonan ..... Mel
Dan Carter ..... Fred
Richard Lintern ..... Director
Jennifer Higham ..... Helen
Lee Whitlock ..... Mike
Michael Harm ..... Estate Agent

Synopsis:

Scoop: In the funeral of the famous British journalist Joe Strombel (Ian McShane), his colleagues and friends recall how obstinate he was while seeking a scoop. Meanwhile, the deceased Joe discloses the identity of the tarot card serial killer of London. He cheats Death (Pete Mastin) and appears to the American student of journalism Sondra Pransky (Scarlett Johansson), who is on the stage in the middle of a magic show of the magician Sidney Waterman (Woody Allen) in London, and tells her that the murderer is the aristocrat Peter Lyman (Hugh Jackman). Sondra drags Sid in her investigation, seeking for evidence that Peter is the killer. However, she falls in love with him and questions if Joe Strombel is right in his scoop. Match Point: From a humble background and with traditional values, Irish Chris Wilton is still struggling financially despite being a recently retired high ranked tennis pro. He has taken a job as a tennis instructor at an upscale London tennis club, although he knows there is a better life for him somewhere down the road. He is befriended by one of his students, wealthy Tom Hewett. Chris starts to date Tom's sister, Chloe Hewett, a girl-next-door type who is immediately attracted to Chris. Chloe quickly knows she wants to marry Chris, and through her businessman father, Alec Hewett, tries to help Chris and their future by getting him an executive job in Alec's company. In his life with the Hewetts, Chris begins to enjoy the finer things in life. Through it all however, Chris cannot help thinking about Nola Rice, a struggling American actress who he meets at the Hewett estate and who is Tom's unofficial fiancée. Nola is vivacious, and she knows the effect she has on men, including Chris. Unlike Chris, Nola is not accepted by Tom and Chloe's mother, the outspoken Eleanor Hewett. Chris has to decide if he can give up what he has been able to achieve with Chloe and the Hewetts, or if the passion he feels for Nola is stronger than the finer things in life to which he is now accustomed. He may go to any length to have his cake and eat it too. Cassandra's Dream: Two London brothers are hard-up for cash, and both have girls to look out for, too. When rich Uncle Howard comes to town and agrees to help them out, he admits his finances are under investigation, and he asks them to do him a favor and 'take care of' an old business relation to keep his trouble under wraps - he says that they're family, and since he always takes care of them, the least they could do is help him out this once, as they're the only ones he can trust. The film follows their struggle with the immorality of this request and how each brother chooses to deal with it.

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