Woody Allen's new film to open San Sebastián film festival

Rifkin's Festival, which was shot in the Spanish city last year, chosen to headline annual film festival

Rifkin's Festival, the new film by Woody Allen, has been selected to open the San Sebastian film festival in Spain.

Starring Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel and Gina Gershon, Rifkin's Festival was shot in and around the city in 2019, and according to the plot synopsis takes place during the festival itself. It tells the story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian festival and get caught up in the magic of the event, the beauty and charm of the city and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there."