“Rifkin’s Festival” stars Gina Gershon and Wallace Shawn as the American couple who travel to the San Sebastian Film Festival and are pulled in opposite directions. The wife starts an affair with a famous French film director and the husband falls in love with a local Spanish woman. The cast also includes Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, and Christoph Waltz. “Rifkin’s Festival” will mark Allen’s second San Sebastian opener after “Melinda and Melinda” at the 2004 festival, where he was also the recipient of the Donostia Award for career achievement. Other Allen films that have played San Sebastian include “Manhattan,” “Zelig,” “Match Point,” and “Irrational Man,” among others.
The release of Allen’s latest book, “Apropos of Nothing,” also caused an uproar earlier this year. Hachette, the original publishing company who had the rights to the book, dropped “Apropos of Nothing” because of backlash. Employees of the company even staged a walkout when it was announced Hachette would be releasing the book. Allen’s book was later picked up and released by Arcade Publishing. There are no current U.S. release plans for “Rifkin’s Festival.” Given that Allen’s “A Rainy Day in a New York” never received a U.S. theatrical release, it’s unclear if Allen’s latest will ever land a domestic distributor. Watch the official trailer for “Rifkin’s Festival” in the video below. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
