Sony classics and miramax exclusively released woody allens films for decades. The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the coney island amusement park in the 1950s. Find movie and film cast and crew information for wonder wheel 2017 woody allen on allmovie. Wonder wheel, a 2017 movie by amazon, proved to be an evening of fine entertainment. Wonder wheel is the latest of the woody allen creations, pairing with amazon studios to produce this star packed movie. Set in 1950, which doesnt stop one character from catching the 1933 movie flying down to rio at the local bijou, woody allens wonder wheel is narrated by a budding dramatist. Woody allen wrote and directed film that depicts life along new yorks famed coney island in the early 1950s. Bizarrely, there is a scene in a movie theatre in which two characters are whispering in the auditoriums darkness and a slant of this golden light. Coney island in the 1950s serves as a backdrop for wonder wheel, a drama about a love triangle among three people with unrealized dreams. Ginny, former actress emotionally unstable that now works as a waitress in a restaurant, her husband humpty, merrygoround operator, mickey, a young lifeguard that wants to become a comedy writer, and carolina, humptys daughter that he hasnt seen in a long time. Mickey justin timberlake, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams. Directed by woody allen and starring jim belushi, juno temple, justin timberlake and kate winslet. The wheel is located on a plot bounded by west 12th street to the west, bowery street to the north, luna park to the east, and the riegelmann boardwalk to the south.
Kate winslet is on fire in woody allens wonder wheel, playing ginny, an unhappily married waitress living near the. Wonder wheel kate winslet takes command as a 1950s coney island waitress trapped in despair until she meets a lifeguard played by. Wonder wheel emphasizes standard allenisms like guilt, fate, jealousy and betrayal, giving his detractors ammunition to say hes just making the same movie again and again. The movie wonder wheel had its world premiere at the esteemed 2017 new york film festival. The story follows the second wife and the estranged daughter of a carousel operator as they both pursue affairs with a lifeguard.
Much like wonder wheel cuts right to the chase and does itself, now is the time to let the cat out of the bag that mickey is having a fling with ginny they wisely make use of his free rainy days. Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house. Theyre all part of the drama thats framed by mickey, the. The wonder wheel is a 150foottall 46 m eccentric ferris wheel located at denos wonder wheel amusement park in coney island in new york city.
Humpty, ginnys roughhewn carousel operator husband. His affair with an older woman kate winslet, who is married to a middleaged carousel operator jim belushi, is roiled by the arrival of her stepdaughter juno temple. I cant say wonder wheel is the worst movie allen has made this century that distinction probably still belongs to to rome with love but its high on a growing list of lows. In 1950, four people met under the famous ferris wheel built in the 1920s. Wonder wheel trailer wonder wheel tells the story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the coney. It tells the story of a desperately, unhappily married woman whose affair with a local.
Wonder wheel is a 2017 american period drama film written and directed by woody allen and starring jim belushi, kate winslet, juno temple, and justin timberlake. Kate winslet was profoundly irritated by her wonder. Wonder wheel tells the story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the coney island amusement park in the 1950s. Movie clip he wasnt even good looking wonder wheel. High production values and an older woman in the lead put a gloss on an otherwise dull tale. As with other eccentric ferris wheels, some of the wonder wheels passenger cabins. Set in the 1950s on coney island, the story is narrated from the perspective of the beach lifeguard, mickey, played by justin timberlake. Wonder wheel, woody allens latest movie, is one of his more unfortunate contributions to cinema. Movie clip i got myself into a bad situation wonder wheel. What the hell is anyone to make of woody allens wonder wheel, in which a selfproclaimed romantic entertains leaving his lover for her much younger stepdaughter. The story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the coney island amusement park in. Wonder wheel more or less becomes ginny s story, but she doesnt get to own it. Find out where wonder wheel is streaming, if wonder wheel is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
Official wonder wheel movie trailer 2017 subscribe. Wonder wheel is a mess in which the pastiches of tennessee williams and cinemascope melodramas of the 1950s are meant to ignite like fireworks but instead just pop like stink bombs. The film, with its gauzy images of coney island beaches vittorio storaros cinematography is gorgeous, takes place sometime during the 1950s. Woody allens wonder wheel is told from the point of view of a male character who is romantically involved simultaneously with both a woman and her stepdaughter. Hes not changing his story, but even its most careful presentationand, to the extent it is possible to separate form from content, wonder wheel is a beautiful movie, elegantly designed and. Justin timberlake plays a lifeguard who hopes to be a playwright. Humpty jim belushi, ginnys roughhewn carousel operator husband. It has four central characters, and in true woody allen style, the movie offers a very introspective look into their lives as they tangle and then unwind. Movie clip it was great, until it wasnt wonder wheel.
Woody allen goes dark with wonder wheel, a movie far more bleak and more adult than its pg rating would suggest. Wonder wheel woody allens film about an unhappily married woman in 1950s coney island strains to evoke eugene oneill. Wonder wheel, named for the most famous attraction at the films coney island location, is full of people haunted by their histories. Kate winslets bored housewife drama shows woody allen is stuck in the past 2.
Wonder wheel is a 2017 american period drama film written and directed by woody allen and starring jim belushi, kate winslet, juno temple, and justin. Wonder wheel tells the story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the coney island amusement park in. Framed intentionally like a stilted stage playsomething that would come from the mind of mickeywonder wheel has its moments of levity and characteristic allenesque wit. On coney island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middleaged carousel operator and his beleaguered wife. A lifeguard justin timberlake tells us a story that just might be filtered through his vivid imagination. Theres a thick vein of misanthropy here thats barely leavened by its glowing artificiality, as ginnys life threatens to fly apart at the seams and take her family with it, but its a. Wonder wheel trailer wonder wheel tells the story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the coney island amusement park in the 1950s. In a career spanning 50 years and almost as many features, woody allen has periodically refined, reinvented, and redefined the terms of his art, and thats exactly what he does with his daring new film. There is simultaneously a beautiful movie and a good play hidden somewhere in woody allens new melodrama, wonder wheel, a slight and clunky period piece that offers teasing glimpses of. But eventually any wit or hope or affection goes up in. Wonder wheel is one of woody allens sourest, stagiest. Set in the early 1950s at an amusement park on coney island, the film takes. Wonder wheel official trailer amazon studios youtube. Rent wonder wheel 2017 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Rent wonder wheel 2017 starring james belushi and juno temple on dvd and bluray. The movie is narrated by mickey, who pops in and out and looks directly into the camera. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Set in the early 1950s at an amusement park on coney island, the film takes its title from the parks ferris wheel. While the first act of wonder wheel suggests an escape for ginny in the form of mickey, a handsome lifeguard who dreams of being a playwright, even that is tinged with the knowledge that it. Wonder wheel 2017 woody allen cast and crew allmovie. A coney island lifeguard tells the tale of a prodigal daughter on the run from the mob and a passionate stepmother who harbors regrets of her own. Excellent movie with a brilliant performance from kate winslet, ignore the critics and enjoy. A carousel operator and his wife receive a visit from their estranged daughter in 1950s new york. Wonder wheel is the first film that woody allen and amazon studios have partnered on. Ginny kate winslet, a melancholy, emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house. Wonder wheel is a mess in which the pastiches of tennessee williams and cinemascope melodramas of the 1950s are meant to ignite like. On coney island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middleaged carousel operator, his beleaguered wife, and the visitor who turns their lives upsidedown. Woody allens latest film his productivity actually renders that critical phrase obsolete, even as it is typed out is a brittle, strained and verbose.