If you loved Melinda and Melinda, try Rifkin’s Festival
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Woody Allen, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Melinda and Melinda, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Rifkin’s Festival is
Woody Allen does seem to enjoy the European film festival circuit. Mort Rifkin accompanies his publicist wife to San Sebastian, where both become enamored with other people. The film has its moments, even if it doesn't quite justify the carbon footprint.

