Woody's secret premiere in Spain
2007-06-20 11:50
Oviedo - Director Woody Allen held
a secret premiere of his new film Cassandra's Dream in the
northern Spanish city of Aviles on Monday, ahead of its official
unveiling at the Venice film festival later this year.
The film, starring Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor, was
shown at the town hall in the industrial city on condition of
absolute secrecy by the 600 people who saw it, newspaper El Pais
reported on Tuesday.
"I hope you like the film, but if you don't, you can ask for
your money back," the director quipped, the newspaper said.
Asturias prize
Allen moved on to the nearby city of Oviedo on Tuesday with
a crew looking for locations to shoot his new film starring
Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.
Filming
starts later this year in Barcelona.
Allen first visited Oviedo back in 2002, when he was awarded
Spain's Prince of Asturias arts prize, and said he was charmed
by the city's romanesque and medieval architecture.
The city has since erected a bronze statue of the director.