Underplayed Gems

Hollywood Ending (2002)

Hollywood Ending poster
Directed by
Woody Allen
Genre
comedy film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 535 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A once celebrated film director gets a chance to make a big studio movie. But the pressure causes him to go hysterically blind. He hides his condition and tries to direct the film anyway.

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What happens

Hollywood Ending is a 2002 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, who also plays the principal character. It tells the story of a once-famous film director who suffers hysterical blindness due to the intense pressure of directing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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