Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
The film explores universal human themes of aging, disillusionment, and the search for meaning through personal relationships, without advocating for or critiquing any specific political ideology or offering an ideologically-driven solution.
The movie features a largely traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps for traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on interpersonal relationships and existential themes, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.
The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is exclusively centered on the heterosexual relationships and personal struggles of its ensemble cast, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an original screenplay by Woody Allen, featuring characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently altered.
This film is an original screenplay by Woody Allen, featuring characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which character races could be established and subsequently changed.
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