A Rainy Day in New York
2019 · Directed by Woody Allen
Original language: English
- comedy
- romance
The story
Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with bad weather and a series of adventures.
What it’s like
Warm, golden-toned Manhattan in rain-streaked windows and soft lamplight, with the city rendered in the painterly, nostalgic manner of Woody Allen's Manhattan films: elegant hotel suites, jazz-club interiors, and wide, wet avenues that glow under umbrellas. Camera work is unhurried and mostly static or gently gliding, with two-shots and rich, deliberate framing that lets actors play out long conversational exchanges. The score leans on old standards and Vernon Duke-era jazz, so the sound feels like a vintage record spinning in a wood-panelled room. The vibe is witty, bittersweet and faintly cynical, a light romantic comedy with a sly undercurrent of disillusion, best suited to a slow rainy afternoon, a cosy evening in, or a comfort rewatch with a glass of wine. Pacing is leisurely and dialogue-driven, with a young couple's romantic illusions gradually tested by fast-moving, glamorous encounters and self-conscious reflections on love and art. Intensity is low: there is no violence or gore, and the romantic and sexual content is suggestive and talky rather than explicit, though infidelity and one quite uncomfortable power dynamic run through the story. It suits viewers who enjoy urbane, talky romance with a dry, adult edge.
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