Film Review: Coup de chance (FRA 2023) by Woody Allen

Content:  In this podcast, we discuss Woody Allen's 2023 French film, “Coup de chance”.  We outline the plot, which centers on a seemingly ideal Parisian couple whose lives are disrupted when the wife reconnects with an old flame.  The reviewer shares his long-standing appreciation for Allen's work and expresses his initial curiosity about this French-language film set in Paris.  He compares the film's romantic beginning to the style of Eric Rohmer but notes its transition into a darker thriller involving the betrayed husband. Ultimately, the reviewer finds “Coup de chance” to be a quintessential and welcome addition to Woody Allen's filmography.  Plot:  Fanny and Jean have everything that makes an ideal couple: they are professionally fulfilled, live in a magnificent apartment in one of Paris’s beautiful neighborhoods, and seem to love each other as much as they did on the first day.  But when Fanny unexpectedly runs into Alain, an old school friend, she feels instantly drawn to him. The two meet again soon after and grow increasingly close.