Woody Allen may not be having the best of times in Hollywood, but it was a very different story at the Venice film festival on Monday, where his 50th film, a French comedy-thriller called 'Coup de Chance' (Stroke of Luck), premiered. The applause and cheers drowned a few protest banners and scuffles outside. And Allen declared that the cancel culture was quite “silly.” Allen, 87, was accused of having sexually assaulted his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, in 1992. Though he was cleared, he has always maintained his innocence. Critics rated 'Coup de Chance' as Allen’s best work in years.
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