A spoof of the auteur theory – the idea that a movie’s director is its primary author – by Woody Allen, one of America’s true auteurs. Here Allen writes, directs and stars as a once-lauded, two-time Oscar-winner who gets a chance to make a comeback when his ex-wife (Tea Leoni) convinces her studio-head husband (Treat Williams) to hire him for a $60 million New York period piece. This wasn’t a triumphant comeback for Allen, but unlike much of his later work it showcases the quick wit and genial neuroses that first gained him fame.
