Match Point


Match Point is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, and Penelope Wilton. Rhys Meyerss character marries into a wealthy family, but his social position is threatened by his affair with his brotherinlaws girlfriend, played by Johansson. The film treats themes of morality, greed, and the roles of lust, money, and luck in life, leading many to compare it to Allens earlier film Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989. It was produced and filmed in London after Allen had difficulty finding financial support for the film in New York. The agreement obliged him to make it there using a cast and crew mostly from the United Kingdom. Allen quickly rewrote the script, which was originally set in New York, for a British setting.

Chris Wilton, a recently retired tennis professional, is taken on as an instructor at an upmarket club in London. He strikes up a friendship with a wealthy pupil, Tom Hewett, after discovering their common affinity for opera. Toms older sister, Chloe, is smitten with Chris and the two begin dating. During a family gathering, Chris meets Toms American fiance, Nola Rice, and they are instantly attracted to each other. Toms mother, Eleanor, does not approve of her sons relationship with Nola, a struggling actress, which is a source of tension in the family. Chloe encourages her father, Alec, to give Chris a job as an executive in one of his companies he begins to be accepted into the family and marriage is discussed.During a storm, after having her choice of profession attacked by Eleanor, Nola leaves the house to be alone. Chris follows Nola outside and confesses his feelings for her, and they passionately have sex in a wheatfield. Feeling guilty, Nola treats this as an accident Chris, however, wants an ongoing clandestine relationship. Chris and Chloe marry, but Tom ends his relationship with Nola. ........

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