Allen v. Farrow, a documentary series which premiered on the HBO network on Sunday, highlighted Oscar-winning director Woody Allen’s mistreatment of his family as well as other people in his life. In particular, the documentary focuses on Allen’s sexual abuse of Dylan Farrow, his adoptive daughter.
According to Farrow, the abuse took place in 1992. At the time, Farrow was just seven years old. Allen has consistently and vehemently denied these claims.
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The four-part documentary series, directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, takes a close look at Allen’s past. The directors made use of a slew of legal documents as well as testimonies to provide the material which was aired.
Farrow was not the only member of Allen’s family who allegedly suffered due to sexual offenses he committed. According to information which was presented in Allen v. Farrow, Allen had a sexual relationship with Soon-Yi Previn when Previn was a minor. Today, Previn is Allen’s wife. However, at the time of their supposed first sexual encounter, Previn was only 16 years old while Allen was 50.
The series also analyzes the claim that Allen routinely indulged in acts of pedophilia. According to many, the director frequently engaged in sexual acts with underage girls. The documentary reiterates these claims.
Allen v. Farrow also presents an image of Allen as a generally dishonest and manipulative person. He had supposedly manipulated media members throughout his film career. He also did so to counteract the effects of the accusations against him. The documentary implies that such was the extent of Allen’s corruption that he successfully derailed two official investigations into his sexual offenses. Neither investigation resulted in the filing of any charges.
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Although Allen had been a respected director for many years, the general public’s opinion of him began to change in 2017. In that year, supported by her brother Ronan, Farrow published an article which detailed everything that had happened to her at the hands of Allen. Since then, actors and actresses all over the world have publicly stated that they now refuse to work with Allen and will continue to do so until further notice.
Farrow herself spoke about why the documentary was important to her. She said, “There’s so much misinformation… so many lies. I’ve been subjected to every kind of doubt, every kind of scrutiny, and every kind of humiliation.”
Commenting on the underlying message of Allen v. Farrow, Ziering said, “It’s more about the systemic (problems). This film is about complicity, the power of celebrity, the power of spin, how we all are viral and will believe something that’s repeated enough.”
Allen was not the only major male figure in the film world to have committed such acts. The ongoing #MeToo movement revealed many such acts.
by Weijun
22nd February 2021 15:23
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