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- 2021
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- HBO
- 2021
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Summary The four-part documentary series from Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy, looks into the sexual abuse accusation by then 7-year-old daughter Dylan against Woody Allen that led to a custody trial and the reveal of Allen’s relationship with elder daughter, Soon-Yi.
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO
- 2021
- TV-MA
- HBO
Allen v. Farrow
Season 1 Premiere: Feb 21, 2021
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Summary The four-part documentary series from Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy, looks into the sexual abuse accusation by then 7-year-old daughter Dylan against Woody Allen that led to a custody trial and the reveal of Allen’s relationship with elder daughter, Soon-Yi.
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Metascore
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
75
76% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
24% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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What makes “Allen v. Farrow” appointment television — and justifies its running time (over four hour-long episodes each Sunday beginning Feb. 21) — is that it expands beyond the case and the people involved. ... The series is incredibly absorbing.
HBO’s powerful four-part series “Allen v. Farrow,” from investigative filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, is a comprehensive, convincing and ultimately devastating documentary that threatens to burn what’s left of his career and legacy to the ground.
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Based on 46 User Ratings
5.0
46% Positive
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 46 User Ratings
5.0
46% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
7% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
48% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
Hearing the allegations directly from Dylan, Mia and other family members made them all the more shocking. But without input from Allen or those with countering evidence, this felt one-sided. Perhaps it is best to see Allen v Farrow not as a piece of hard-hitting investigative journalism, but as a space for a woman to share her pain and be heard without mitigation.
The breadth of what the series tackles makes it much more compelling and thought-provoking than it would have been as a strict rehash of the Farrow-Allen split. On that more basic level, the doc does a solid job of recontextualizing our understanding of the details surrounding that breakup, as well as Dylan’s relationship with Allen.
Bloated or streamlined, unbalanced or “She said, he said,” and even with a “Let culture off the hook” equivocated ending, “Allen v. Farrow” still manages to do what Connecticut and New York justice didn’t. The provable lies we hear Allen tell, the evidence that we either never heard or don’t remember reading about, leave no doubt.
In an effort to touch on everything, some sub-topics (separating the art from the artist for Woody fans, the scuttled release of his latest film A Rainy Day in New York) get addressed so glancingly, they’d be best omitted. But however overinflated, the series has a lucid sense of its central image: that of a family ripped in half, with the kids left to choose sides.
Allen is represented here through the audiobook of his 2020 memoir, Apropos of Nothing. He continues to deny the allegations and has dismissed this documentary as a “shoddy hit piece”. It is better than that. But the film-makers have picked their side.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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The facts presented here are hard to ignore. Woody Allen may have been "exonerated," but Dylan and Mia Farrow's story seems pretty convencing. The documentary is one-sided, but it's clear why. The producers go into all the "cancel" thing that's very controversial, but it's up to the viewers to decide if they follow suit.
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One-sided? yes.
That doesn't make it lees relevant, nor it takes away anything from Dylan Farrow's truth.
I didn't like the approach of the directors, because instead of feeling investigative, the tone they use is more similar to that of a manipulation that is building suspense. And considering the seriousness of the matter and of the accusations that are presented, it seemed careless for some moments. But the most important thing is that it allowed Dylan Farrow to express herself meaningfully.
There are never any signs of coercion in her words, and that's essential and considerably remarkable, considering the parts in which the directors failed. This work is imperfect, but what it does well when it comes to giving its subject a voice is more than enough.
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Aside from the fact that 2 government agencies cleared Allen on the allegations and charges were never filed due to lack of evidence. What really irks me is that this docuseries is a one-sided affair that is clearly trying to push the "Allen is Guilty" narrative rather than giving all the facts, being unbiased and allowing the viewer to make up their mind about things. It's an absolute joke to me and I would recommend people actually read about the case rather than watching this trash.
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Production Company:
- HBO Documentary Films
- Impact Partners
- Chicago Media Project
- Artemis Rising Foundation
- Jane Doe Films
- The Lozen Foundation
Initial Release Date: Feb 21, 2021
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 7 Nominations
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 2 Nominations
Television Critics Association Awards
• 1 Nomination
