Woody Allen’s wife Soon-Yi Previn and their children Bechet, 24, and Manzie, 23, joined the director at the Venice Film Festival this week
Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn leave Venice after an appearance at the Venice Film Festival.
On Wednesday, Allen, 87, and Previn, 52, were spotted leaving the Italian city at Venice Marco Polo Airport, two days after the couple and their children Bechet, 24, and Manzie, 23, attended the world premiere of Allen’s new film Coup de Chance.
Allen, Previn and Bechet were also photographed walking around Venice on Tuesday. The Annie Hall the director, whose latest film premiere attracted protesters, was seen holding hands with daughter Bechet and on Previn’s arm as they walked around the city.
Bechet shared a series of photos from their time in Venice on her Instagram page, including snaps with Soon-Yi and Allen on boats in the city’s canals.
Allen’s wife Soon-Yi is the daughter of Mia Farrow, whom she adopted with ex-husband André Previn. While Allen was in a relationship with Mia, he began an affair with Soon-Yi that culminated in his breakup with Farrow in the early 1990s.
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Bechet Allen (left), Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn (right) in Venice, Italy on September 5, 2023.
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Alen’s appearance at the festival sparked long-standing polemics in the family. Dylan Farrow, who Mia and Allen adopted, previously accused Allen of sexually abusing her when she was a child, which he denied. In an interview with Diversity published Monday, Allen said Dylan’s long-standing claims have “no merit.”
“The situation was investigated by two people, two large bodies, not people, but two large investigative bodies. And both of them, after long detailed investigations, concluded that there was no basis for these allegations,” Allen said, noting that he also denied the allegations in his book from 2020 Speaking of Nothing.
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Asked if Allen had seen Dylan or her brother Ronan Farrow in recent years, Allen replied: “No. Always ready, but no, no….”
Although Allen was never criminally charged over Dylan’s allegations, a Connecticut prosecutor once said they believed there was probable cause to prosecute the director.
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American director Woody Allen (L) and Soon-Yi Previn along with Bechet Allen and Manzie Allen attend the red carpet screening of the out-of-competition film “Coup de Chance” at the 80th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2023 at the Lido in Venice.
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Diversity reported that Allen received a standing ovation after Coup de Chancepremiere, and that in front of the event there was a group of protesters who handed out leaflets that read “turn the spotlight away from rapists”.
Protesters started the protests when Allen and his family occupied the red carpet before being escorted out by police, The Hollywood Reporter reported on Monday. This year’s festival in Venice received criticism for the inclusion of films by Allen, as well as Roman Polanski, whose film it is Palace also showing this week.
The director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera, recently defended the decision to include controversial directors such as Allen and Polanski (90) in this year’s lineup.
“I am on the side of those who say that you have to distinguish the responsibility of the individual from the responsibility of the artist. … I’m the director of the festival, not the judge,” he said Diversity. “I judge the artistic qualities of films.”
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