• Jamie
    BLACKLEY
  • Joaquin
    PHOENIX
  • Parker
    POSEY
  • Emma
    STONE
Available on Blu-ray & Digital
Written and directed byWoody Allen

Synopsis

Woody Allen's IRRATIONAL MAN is about a tormented philosophy professor who finds a will to live when he commits an existential act. Philosophy professor Abe Lucas (Joaquin Phoenix) is at rock bottom emotionally, unable to find any meaning or joy in life. Abe feels that everything he's tried to do, from political activism to teaching, hasn't made any difference.

Soon after arriving to teach at a small town college, Abe gets involved with two women: Rita Richards (Parker Posey), a lonely professor who wants him to rescue her from her unhappy marriage; and Jill Pollard (Emma Stone), his best student, who becomes his closest friend. While Jill loves her boyfriend Roy (Jamie Blackley), she finds Abe's tortured, artistic personality and exotic past irresistible. Even as Abe displays signs of mental imbalance, Jill's fascination with him only grows. Still, when she tries to make their relationship a romantic one, he rebuffs her.

Pure chance changes everything when Abe and Jill overhear a stranger's conversation and become drawn in.

Once Abe makes a profound choice, he is able to embrace life to the fullest again. But his decision sets off a chain of events that will affect him, Jill and Rita forever.

Starring

In Alphabetical Order

The Filmmakers

"A suspenseful mind-teaser. The comedy is black and stinging hot. Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone infuse it with raw humanity. Parker Posey is slyly quirky. A potent provocation built to keep you up nights."

Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

"The energy and freshness here are quite intoxicating. A darkly humorous quasi-thriller explored with a deft lightness of touch - propelled all the way by the sparky chemistry of Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone."

David Rooney, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

 

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JOAQUIN PHOENIX (Abe) was born in Puerto Rico and began his acting career at the age of eight. During that time, he made numerous episodic television appearances on such hit shows as "Hill Street Blues," "The Fall Guy" and "Murder, She Wrote". He was a regular on the short- lived 1986 CBS series "Morningstar/Eveningstar," and followed that same year with his first feature film role in SPACECAMP. The following year, he starred in RUSSKIES with sister Summer and Carole King. Two years later, director Ron Howard cast the teenager as Dianne Wiest's son in his popular family comedy PARENTHOOD. It wasn't until 1996 that the young actor returned to the fold with a stunning and critically-acclaimed performance opposite Nicole Kidman in Gus Van Sant's TO DIE FOR. He next co-starred with Liv Tyler, Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly in INVENTING THE ABBOTTS in 1997. That same year, he co-starred opposite Claire Danes, Sean Penn and Jennifer Lopez in Oliver Stone's "U-Turn."

In 1998, Phoenix co-starred opposite Vince Vaughn in two very different roles-as an American jailed in Malaysia for possession of drugs belonging to accomplice Vaughn in RETURN TO PARADISE, and as a dupe to Vaughn's smooth-talking serial killer in the black comedy CLAY PIGEONS. Phoenix next won acclaim as a street smart adult bookstore clerk who helps detective Nicolas Cage search for the truth behind what appears to be a snuff film in Joel Schumacher's dark thriller, 8MM.

In 2000, he earned his first Academy Award nomination co-starring opposite Russell Crowe as the complex Commodus in Ridley Scott's Oscar®-winning Best Picture, GLADIATOR. In addition to an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Phoenix received nominations for a Golden Globe® and the British Academy (BAFTA) Award. He received awards as Best Supporting Actor from the National Board of Review and The Broadcast Films Critics Association. He won a Broadcast Film Critics Award as Best Supporting Actor for Philip Kaufman's Oscar®-nominated QUILLS, based on Douglas McGrath's play about the Marquis de Sade, in which he co-starred with Kate Winslet and Geoffrey Rush. Also that year, he starred opposite Mark Wahlberg, James Caan, Faye Dunaway, Ellen Burstyn and Charlize Theron in James Gray's THE YARDS.

In 2002, he starred opposite Mel Gibson in M. Night Shyamalan's SIGNS, and reteamed with Shyamalan two years later on the gothic thriller THE VILLAGE.

Phoenix then provided the voice in the animated film BROTHER BEAR, followed by Thomas Vinterberg's IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE, BUFFALO SOLDIERS, LADDER 49, and HOTEL RWANDA.

In 2006, Phoenix was hailed for his performance as legendary singer-songwriter Johnny Cash (opposite Oscar®-winning actress Reese Witherspoon) in James Mangold's biopic WALK THE LINE. For his performance, he collected his second Academy Award® nomination (for Best Actor) and won the Golden Globe® as Best Actor in a Musical as well as nominations for BAFTA, SAG, BFCA and Chicago Film Critics Awards.

In 2007, Phoenix starred in two features; Sony Pictures' WE OWN THE NIGHT, where he reteamed with Mark Wahlberg and director James Gray. He then starred in the deeply moving RESERVATION ROAD, for director Terry George. The following year, working with director James Gray for a third time, he starred in TWO LOVERS opposite Gwyneth Paltrow.

On October 27, 2008, Phoenix announced his retirement from film in order to focus on his rap music, but the announcement turned out to be part of Phoenix's acting role in the mockumentary I'M STILL HERE, directed by his brother-in-law, actor Casey Affleck. The film debuted at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010 and was released in the summer of 2010 by Magnolia Pictures.

When he returned in 2011, it was to star in the Paul Thomas Anderson film THE MASTER, opposite the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. That year they both won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival. In addition, he was nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. He next starred in THE IMMIGRANT, co-starring with Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Renner, working with director Gray for a fourth time.

In 2014, he starred in the award-winning Spike Jonze film HER, where he falls in love with the voice of a computer, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Recently he starred in his second film for director Paul Thomas Anderson, INHERENT VICE, based on the acclaimed novel by Thomas Pynchon.

A social activist, Phoenix has lent his support to a number of charities and humanitarian organizations, notably Amnesty International, The Art of Elysium, HEART, The Peace Alliance (an organization which campaigns for a United States Department of Peace) and is on the board of directors for The Lunchbox Fund.

Phoenix narrated "Earthlings for Nation Earth," a video about the investigation of animal abuse in factory farms, pet mills, in industry and research. In 2005, he was awarded the "Humanitarian Award" at the San Diego Film Festival for his work and contribution to "Earthlings." In 2005 he lent his voice to the documentary I'M STILL HERE: REAL DIARIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO LIVED DURING THE HOLOCAUST.

Phoenix has also directed music videos for Ringside, She Wants Revenge, People in Planes, Arckid, Albert Hammond, Jr and the Silversun Pickups.

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With her striking beauty and sincere talent, Academy Award®-nominated actress EMMA STONE (Jill) has claimed her role as one of Hollywood's most sought after actresses.

Stone most recently appeared in Fox Searchlight's critically acclaimed film BIRDMAN which won the award for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" at the SAG Awards, "Best Film" at the Independent Spirit Awards, and "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards. Her performance landed her an Academy Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Golden Globe®, SAG, and Independent Spirit nomination. Stone also earned a Golden Globe® nomination and an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance for EASY A.

This summer, Stone will appear in Cameron Crowe's ALOHA, opposite Bradley Cooper, Alec Baldwin, and Bill Murray.

Stone's other film credits include: Woody Allen's MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT; THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN franchise, in which she starred in the first two films; Dreamworks Animation's THE CROODS; GANGSTER SQUAD; THE HELP; CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE; FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS: PAPERMAN; MARMADUKE; ZOMBIELAND; GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST; THE HOUSE BUNNY; THE ROCKER; and SUPERBAD.

Stone recently completed her Broadway run playing the iconic "Sally Bowles" in Rob Marshall's production of "Cabaret." The New York Times said, "Emma Stone is scintillating in an irresistible Broadway debut. Her Sally is wild, fierce and heartbreaking-someone you're unlikely to forget. She provides a very good reason to revisit 'Cabaret.'"

When she's not filming, Stone, is an advocate for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. Laura Ziskin, the late producer of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, started the organization and got Stone involved. In addition to SU2C, Stone is also an ambassador for Gilda's Club New York City. Named for the late comedian and original cast member of SNL, Gilda Radner, Gilda's Club offers a place where people dealing with cancer can join together to build social and emotional support. Stone has become an active member in the Gilda's Club community and continues to do so by engaging with their younger departments for children and teens.

A native of Arizona, Emma currently lives in Los Angeles.

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PARKER POSEY (Rita) One of the most acclaimed actresses in American independent film, (Rita) has appeared in nearly 90 films and television productions. When she received "Special Jury Recognition" at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997 for THE HOUSE OF YES, it was the first time that honor had been bestowed on an actor and not a film, a tribute to her unique contribution to the independent film world as well as her performance. She received nominations for a Golden Globe® (Best Supporting Actress, "Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay") and two Independent Spirit Awards (BROKEN ENGLISH and PERSONAL VELOCITY).

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Posey studied acting at the State University of New York at Purchase, and got her first break with a role on the daytime soap opera "As the World Turns." Her first major role in a feature film was in Richard Linklater's cult classic DAZED AND CONFUSED. Throughout the 90s, Posey starred or costarred in numerous independent films and was nicknamed "Queen of the Indies." She has worked with Hal Hartley on FLIRT, AMATEUR, as "Fay Grim" in his trilogy of HENRY FOOL, FAY GRIM and NED RIFLE; and has been a steady member o Christopher Guest's stock company for his mockumentaries WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, BEST IN SHOW, A MIGHTY WIND, and FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

Posey's other independent films include SLEEP WITH ME, PARTY GIRL, DRUNKS, , DRUNKS, THE DOOM GENERATION, FRISK, KICKING AND SCREAMING PARTY GIRL, SLEEP WITH ME, THE DAYTRIPPERS, SUBURBIA, BASQUIAT, THE HOUSE OF YES, THE DAYTRIPPERS, CLOCKWATCHERS, WHAT RATS WON'T DO, THE MISADVENTURES OF MARGARET, DINNER AT FRED'S, THE VENICE PROECT, GUSHY, THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY, THE SWEETEST THING, THE EVENT, ADAM & STEVE, THE OH IN OHIO, BROKEN ENGLISH, SPRING BREAKDOWN, HAPPY TEARS, INSIDE OUT, THE LOVE GUIDE, PRICE CHECK, HIGHLAND PARK, HAIRBRAINED, AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR, and upcoming, THE ARCHITECT.

She has also worked in many larger-budget films, including: YOU'VE GOT MAIL, SCREAM 3, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, THE EYE, LAWS OF ATTRACTION, BLADE:TRINITY, SUPERMAN RETURNS (as Lex Luthor's sidekick Kitty Kowalski), and, recently, in GRACE OF MONACO.

Posey's series TV appearances include "Futurama," "The Simpsons," "Will & Grace," "Boston Legal," "The Return of Jezebel James," "Bored to Death," "The Big C," "The Good Life," "New Girl," "Inside Amy Schumer," "Granite Flats," and "Portlandia." She received a lot of acclaim for her role as "Liz" on a series of episodes in "Louie" in 2012. Posey also appeared in the mini- series "Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City" and its sequels, "More Tales of the City" and "Further Tales of the City," as well as the TV movies "Tracey Takes on New York," "Hemingway & Gellhorn," "The Battle of Mary Kay," "Frankenstein," and "Crazy House."

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23-year-old JAMIE BLACKLEY (Roy) has already established himself as one of today's most promising actors. He has been involved in a number of critically acclaimed film, theatre and television projects. In 2014 he was listed in Screen International's "UK Stars of Tomorrow."

Blackley recently starred in the lead role of "Adam" opposite Chloe Grace Moretz in the film adaptation of Gayle Forman's young adult bestseller IF I STAY. The film was a huge success and was nominated for a People's Choice Award.

April 2014 saw Blackley in Justin Edgar's film WE ARE THE FREAKS, alongside Mike Bailey, Sean Teale and Michael Smiley. Set against the social and political turmoil of 1990s England, Jamie plays the lead role of "Jack," who longs to escape his boring bank job and become a writer. Last year, Jamie also starred in UWANTME2KILLHIM?, a British drama thriller based on a true story, which follows a teenage boys descent into the dangerous world of internet relationships. Directed by Andrew Douglas, Blackley plays the lead role of "Mark" alongside Toby Regbo and Joanne Froggatt. The film was nominated in the Michael Powell Award category at the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival and Jamie shared the prestigious award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film with co-star Toby Reglo.

Blackley also starred alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Bruhl in Bill Condon's THE FIFTH ESTATE, the story of the relationship between Wikileaks co-founders Julian Assange and Daniel Domscheit-Berg. Blackley was also recently seen in the lead role of "Caleb" in AND WHILE WE WERE HERE, with Kate Bosworth and Iddo Goldberg, which premiered in 2013 at the Tribecca Film Festival. In 2012, Blackley played the role of "Iain", in the box-office hit SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, with Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth. Blackley's other film credits include LONDON BOULEVARD, with Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell; the musical LONDON DREAMS; and the horror thriller PROWL.

On television, was seen in the crime drama "Endeavor" on ITV1 and as "Matt" in successful E4 series "Misfits," opposite Robert Sheehan.

On stage, Jamie starred with Andrew Knott and Isabella Calthorpe in Ian Softley's critically acclaimed production of "Backbeat," at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre, and in Tony Award winner Michael Mayer's musical adaptation of "Spring Awakening," in the role of "Hanschen."

Blackley was born in Douglas, on the Isle of Man.

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Woody Allen | Writer & Director

FILMOGRAPHY

IRRATIONAL MAN | 2015 | Director, Screenwriter

MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT | 2014 | Director, Screenwriter

FADING GIGOLO | 2014 | Actor

BLUE JASMINE | 2013 | Director, Screenwriter

TO ROME WITH LOVE | 2012 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS | 2011 | Director, Screenwriter
Academy Award® WINNER, Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Picture
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Director
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Achievement in Art Direction

YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER 2010 | Director, Screenwriter

WHATEVER WORKS | 2009 | Director, Screenwriter

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA | 2008 | Director, Screenwriter

CASSANDRA'S DREAM | 2007 | Director, Screenwriter

SCOOP | 2006 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

MATCH POINT | 2005 | Director, Screenwriter
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

MELINDA AND MELINDA | 2004 | Director, Screenwriter

ANYTHING ELSE | 2003 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

HOLLYWOOD ENDING | 2002 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

SOUNDS FROM A TOWN I LOVE | 2001 | Director, Screenwriter (short)

THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION | 2001 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

COMPANY MAN | 2001 | Actor (cameo)

PICKING UP THE PIECES | 2000 | Actor

SMALL TIME CROOKS | 2000 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

SWEET AND LOWDOWN | 1999 | Director, Screenwriter, on-camera interviewee

CELEBRITY | 1998 | Director, Screenwriter

THE IMPOSTORS | 1998 | Actor (cameo)

ANTZ | 1998 | Actor (voice)

THE SUNSHINE BOYS | 1997 | Actor (made-for-television movie)

DECONSTRUCTING HARRY | 1997 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU | 1996 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

MIGHTY APHRODITE | 1995 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

DON'T DRINK THE WATER | 1994 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor (made-for-television movie)

BULLETS OVER BROADWAY | 1994 | Director, Co-Screenwriter
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Director
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY | 1993 | Director, Co-Screenwriter, Actor

HUSBANDS AND WIVES | 1992 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

SHADOWS AND FOG | 1992 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

SCENES FROM A MALL | 1991 | Actor

ALICE | 1990 | Director, Screenwriter
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS | 1989 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Director
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

NEW YORK STORIES ("Oedipus Wrecks") | 1989 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

ANOTHER WOMAN | 1988 | Director, Screenwriter

SEPTEMBER | 1987 | Director, Screenwriter

RADIO DAYS | 1987 | Director, Screenwriter, narrator
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

HANNAH AND HER SISTERS | 1986 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Director
Academy Award® WINNER, Best Original Screenplay

THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO | 1985 | Director, Screenwriter
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

BROADWAY DANNY ROSE | 1984 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Director
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

ZELIG | 1983 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY | 1982 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

STARDUST MEMORIES | 1980 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

MANHATTAN | 1979 | Director, Co-Screenwriter, Actor
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

Interiors | 1978 | Director, Screenwriter
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Director
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Original Screenplay

ANNIE HALL | 1977 | Director, Co-Screenwriter, Actor
Academy Award® WINNER, Best Director
Academy Award® WINNER, Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award® Nominee, Best Actor

THE FRONT | 1976 | Actor

LOVE AND DEATH | 1975 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

SLEEPER | 1973 | Director, Co-Screenwriter, Actor

PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM | 1972 | Screenwriter, Actor

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK | 1972 | Director, Screenwriter, Actor

BANANAS | 1971 | Director, Co-Screenwriter, Actor

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN | 1969 | Director, Co-Screenwriter, Actor

CASINO ROYALE | 1967 | Actor

WHAT'S UP, TIGER LILY? | 1966 | Co-Screenwriter, Actor

WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT? | 1965 | Screenwriter, Actor

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LETTY ARONSON (Producer) previously produced Woody Allen's MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT, BLUE JASMINE, TO ROME WITH LOVE, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Picture in 2012), YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER, WHATEVER WORKS, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, CASSANDRA'S DREAM, SCOOP, MATCH POINT, MELINDA AND MELINDA, HOLLYWOOD ENDING, and THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION.

Her extensive film, television, and stage experience includes numerous other collaborations with Mr. Allen. She co-executive-produced such films as DON'T DRINK THE WATER, which marked Mr. Allen's first foray into television moviemaking, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, which garnered seven Academy Award® nominations, winning for Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest), MIGHTY APHRODITE, for which Mira Sorvino won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress, and SWEET AND LOWDOWN, for which Sean Penn and Samantha Morton both earned Academy Award® nominations. Her other credits as a co-executive producer include Mr. Allen's highly acclaimed musical comedy EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, as well as his films CELEBRITY, DECONSTRUCTING HARRY and SMALL TIME CROOKS.

In addition, Aronson co-executive-produced THE SPANISH PRISONER, written for the screen and directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and critically acclaimed filmmaker David Mamet. Critics universally praised the film when it was released in 1998. She also co-executive- produced INTO MY HEART, which was written and directed by two newcomers, Sean Smith and Anthony Stark, and Coky Giedroyc's WOMEN TALKING DIRTY, starring Helena Bonham Carter, which marked Ms. Aronson's first European co-production with Elton John's Rocket Pictures.

Her credits also include "Dinah Was," the off-Broadway musical about blues legend Dinah Washington, THE STORY OF A BAD BOY, written and directed by acclaimed playwright Tom Donaghy, JUST LOOKING, a heartwarming coming-of-age film directed by Jason Alexander, and the comedy SUNBURN, directed by Nelson Hume, which screened at the Galway Film Festival and the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival.

Aronson's television work includes "Saturday Night Live" and "The Robert Klein Comedy Hour," both for NBC. In the world of theatre, she served as associate producer of "Death Defying Acts," an off-Broadway comedy consisting of three one-act plays written by Elaine May, Woody Allen, and David Mamet. She had earlier served as Vice President of the Museum of Television and Radio for ten years.

In 2014, Aronson produced "Bullets Over Broadway," the Broadway musical adaptation of Allen's award-winning film.

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STEPHEN TENENBAUM (Producer) previously produced Woody Allen's MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT, BLUE JASMINE, TO ROME WITH LOVE and MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, which was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Picture in 2012. He also produced Allen's VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, winner of the 2008 Golden Globe® for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical), YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER, WHATEVER WORKS, and CASSANDRA'S DREAM. He served as executive producer on SCOOP, MATCH POINT, MELINDA AND MELINDA, ANYTHING ELSE, HOLLYWOOD ENDING, and THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION, the last of which marked his first onscreen producing credit.

Tenenbaum graduated with a B.S. from New York University, where he majored in Accounting. He began his show business career in the financial arena, handling such noteworthy clients as The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Percy Faith, the Platters, Nat King Cole, Mario Lanza, Gilda Radner, Robin Williams, and many others. Tenenbaum later decided to venture into the field of motion picture and television production, as well as personal management. He was formerly a partner in Morra, Brezner, Steinberg & Tenenbaum Entertainment, Inc. (MBST), where his client roster included Woody Allen, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Alain Boubil (the creator of "Les Misérables" and "Miss Saigon"). MBST has also been involved in the production of feature films including Barry Levinson's GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, Steve Gordon's ARTHUR, Danny DeVito's THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN, and Bill Paxton's THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED, among others. He is currently a partner in One More Time Management and Productions, LLC and concentrates on his management of Woody Allen and the production of his films, and the management of Alain Boublil and the administration of his music publishing entities.

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EDWARD WALSON (Producer) previously produced Woody Allen's MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT and BLUE JASMINE. He is owner of Service Electric Broadband Cable TV of New Jersey. A former TV host and producer of local cable news, weather and entertainment programming, Walson is the son of the man credited with inventing the cable television industry.

He also owns the Royal Blues Hotel and Restaurant in Florida, and plays an active philanthropic role in the Elton John Aids Foundation, amfAR, the T.J. Martell Foundation and law enforcement. Walson is also an active investor and producer of independent films and Broadway shows. His film credits include CITY ISLAND and TIME OUT OF MIND. His stage credits include Broadway's "Relatively Speaking," "Cinderella," "Big Fish," "Bullets Over Broadway," and "An American In Paris."

IRRATIONAL MAN is the 23rd film that HELEN ROBIN (Co-Producer) has co-produced for Woody Allen. Her film career started as a production assistant on Allen's STARDUST MEMORIES, then becoming a Production Coordinator on his next eleven films as well as for ARTHUR, HEARTBURN and REGARDING HENRY. After serving as Associate Producer on ANOTHER WOMAN and CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, Robin co-produced ALICE, SHADOWS AND FOG, HUSBANDS AND WIVES, MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, MIGHTY APHRODITE and EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU.

Following the last film, she left Allen's production company to take some time off and do freelance film work. During that period, she worked as an associate producer on Allan Arkush's highly-rated television miniseries "The Temptations," for Hallmark Entertainment and NBC.

After a three-year hiatus, Robin returned to work with Woody Allen on his comedy SMALL TIME CROOKS, which she co-produced. She has since served as a co-producer on all of his films, including THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION, HOLLYWOOD ENDING, ANYTHING ELSE, MELINDA AND MELINDA, MATCH POINT, SCOOP, CASSANDRA'S DREAM, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, WHATEVER WORKS, YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, TO ROME WITH LOVE, BLUE JASMINE, and MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT.

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ADAM B. STERN (Executive Producer) previously served as executive producer on Woody Allen's BLUE JASMINE. Adam has had a long and successful career on Wall Street which began in 1993. Adam spent several years working at Union Bank of Switzerland and Deutsche Bank, and eventually co-founded AM Investment Partners, a hedge fund. In 2011, Adam moved from New York to Los Angeles to join Crescent Capital and then, in 2012, joined Aristeia Capital, a $4 billion asset manager, where he was reunited with his original team from UBS. At Aristeia, Adam is responsible for the strategic development and marketing of the fund.

Adam attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and met Erika Aronson his wife of 20 years. They live in Malibu with their four children, two dogs, and one bunny.

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ALLAN TEH (Executive Producer) has had an illustrious and successful career on Wall Street which dates back to 1991. Allan is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kamunting Street, a hedge fund which he launched in 2004. Prior to that, he worked at Tribeca Management, also as Chief Investment Officer and at Goldman Sachs.

Allan has a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Allan spends his time between his homes in Greenwich, and Florida. He is a competitive tennis player and is an avid sports lover, with encyclopedic sports knowledge. Allan has also produced a couple of music albums.

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RONALD L. CHEZ (Executive Producer) previously executive produced Woody Allen's MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT. Chez has been the President and Sole Owner of Ronald L. Chez, Inc., a corporation that provides financial management consulting, invests in public and private companies, and structures new ventures. He is Co-Chairman of Merriman Capital, and is the Chairman of EpiWorks, Inc., a manufacturer of compound semi-conductors based in Champaign, Illinois. Chez has been a director, officer, and co-founder of several private and public companies.

He is Chairman of the Chez Family Foundation, which has been involved in numerous philanthropic activities, including: the Chicago Youth Success Foundation (CYSF), which provided Chicago's Public High Schools with a broader range of extracurricular activities; The Chez Family Scholarship Fund, based at the University of Illinois, which assists economically disadvantaged students from the inner city; the Center for Urological Health at NorthShore University Health Systems; and the Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education, which is located at the University of Illinois; Mr. Chez is also a General Trustee for the Lincoln Academy, which honors noted Illinoisans.

Chez graduated from the University of Illinois, Bronze Plaque with special honors, with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

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Academy Award®-nominated DARIUS KHONDJI, A.S.C., A.F.C. is one of the most celebrated cinematographers in contemporary cinema. He previously worked with Woody Allen on MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT, TO ROME WITH LOVE, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, and ANYTHING ELSE.

Khondji's feature credits include: Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's DELICATESSEN; THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN and ALIEN RESURRECTION; David Fincher's SEVEN and PANIC ROOM; Bernardo Bertolucci's STEALING BEAUTY; Alan Parker's EVITA; Neil Jordan's IN DREAMS; Roman Polanski's THE NINTH GATE; Danny Boyle's THE BEACH; Sydney Pollack's THE INTERPRETER; Philippe Parreno's ZIDANE: A 21ST CENTURY PORTRAIT; Wong Kar-wai's MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS; Michael Haneke's FUNNY GAMES (2007) and AMOUR; Stephen Frears' CHéRI; and James Gray's THE IMMIGRANT.

French, born in Tehran, Iran, to an Iranian father (who owned movie theatres) and a French mother, Khondji grew up in France where he began making Super-8 films in his teens. After studying film at New York University and the International Center for Photography, he returned to France where he worked as an assistant cameraman and lighting director, before making his debut as a Director of Photography in 1989 on F.J. Ossange's THE TREASURE OF THE BITCH ISLANDS, a sci-fi movie in black and white and CinemaScope which became a cult film, and for which he was interviewed by Cahiers du Cinema, for which it conducted one of its rare interviews with a cinematographer. Khondji's breakthrough came the next year with his acclaimed work on Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's DELICATESSEN.

Khondji's many nominations and awards include: Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for EVITA; Cesar nominations for DELICATESSEN, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN and AMOUR; American Society of Cinematographers nominations for SE7EN and EVITA; and an Independent Spirit nomination for MIDNIGHT IN PARIS.

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SANTO LOQUASTO (Production Designer) is a designer for theatre, film, dance and opera. He has received three Tony Awards and has been nominated eighteen times. He has collaborated with Woody Allen on 28 films, including costume design for ZELIG and production design for RADIO DAYS and BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, for which he received Academy Award®. nominations. His recent designs on Broadway include "A Delicate Balance," "Bullets Over Broadway," "Fences," "Wit," and "The Assembled Parties." He received the Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration in 2002, was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2004, received the Pennsylvania Governor's Award for the Arts in 2006 and the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2007, and the Gaudium Award in 2013.

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IRRATIONAL MAN is SUZY BENZINGER's (Costume Designer) sixth film as costume designer for Woody Allen, after BLUE JASMINE,WHATEVER WORKS, CELEBRITY, DECONSTRUCTING HARRY and the telefilm DON'T DRINK THE WATER. Her other film credits include CLUB PARADISE and WALKING THE DOG. A celebrated stage costume designer, Benzinger's credits include the Broadway productions of "Miss Saigon," "Ain't Broadway Grand," "Saturday Night Fever," "Movin' Out," and "A Chorus Line."

Benzinger began her career in Buffalo, New York, where she assisted many top theatrical costume designers. After moving to New York, she began a nine-year association with designer Theoni V. Aldredge, where she contributed to the designs of such films as GHOSTBUSTERS, MOONSTRUCK, STANLEY & IRIS, WE'RE NO ANGELS, and ANNIE, in addition to the Broadway musicals "42nd Street," "Dreamgirls," "La Cage Aux Folles," "Woman of the Year," and "Gypsy."

Benzinger's other work includes designing two currently running Aqua Shows; "Le Reve" at The Wynn Las Vegas and "House of Dancing Water" in Macau, China. She just opened Steve Wynn's "Showstoppers" at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. Commercial work includes costumes for Whitney Houston, Elton John, Gloria Estefan, Paula Abdul and others for Steve Horn, Inc.

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ALISA LEPSELTER (Editor) marks her seventeenth collaboration with Woody Allen with IRRATIONAL MAN. She first teamed with him on the critically acclaimed SWEET AND LOWDOWN, and has since edited all his features films including MATCH POINT, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (for which she was nominated for an ACE award), MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (for which she received another ACE award nomination), BLUE JASMINE, and MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT Lepselter began her editing career as an intern on Jonathan Demme's SOMETHING WILD. She has also worked with such acclaimed filmmakers as Nicole Holofcener, Nora Ephron, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese.

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JULIET TAYLOR (Casting Director) has worked with some of the leading directors of our time, including Mike Nichols, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Louis Malle, Martin Scorsese, Alan Parker, James L. Brooks, John Schlesinger, Stephen Frears, Nora Ephron, Neil Jordan and Sydney Pollack. She has cast more than eighty films, with more than thirty of them for Woody Allen. Among her credits are: SCHINDLER'S LIST, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, DANGEROUS LIAISONS, BIG, THE GRIFTERS, MISSISSIPPI BURNING, THE KILLING FIELDS, WORKING GIRL, JULIA, TAXI DRIVER, NETWORK, PRETTY BABY and THE EXORCIST. She won an Emmy Award for casting on the HBO Miniseries "Angels in America." Her work with Woody Allen dates back to LOVE AND DEATH in 1975 and most recently includes MATCH POINT, CASSANDRA'S DREAM, SCOOP, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, WHATEVER WORKS, YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, TO ROME WITH LOVE, BLUE JASMINE, and MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT.

Taylor graduated from Smith College in 1967, and joined the staff of David Merrick, remaining there until the spring of 1968. At that time, she went to work as a secretary to Marion Dougherty who was opening a motion picture casting office in New York. In 1973, when Marion Dougherty left casting to produce films, Taylor ran Marion Dougherty Associates until 1977, when she became Director of East Coast Casting for Paramount Pictures. She left that position in 1978 to cast motion pictures independently.

Over the past two decades, PATRICIA DiCERTO (Casting Director) has been involved in the casting of more than twenty Woody Allen films, including serving as casting director on such films as MATCH POINT, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, TO ROME WITH LOVE (for which she was nominated for an Artios Award), VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, BLUE JASMINE, and recently, MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT. In addition to her collaborations with Woody Allen, DiCerto has had the opportunity to work on both large studio projects and independent features with such directors as James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, David Frankel, Mike Nichols, Alan Parker, Sydney Pollack and Martin Scorsese. She has also worked alongside many of the industry's famed casting directors, notably her longtime association with Juliet Taylor.

Her casting resume includes independent features as JOSHUA, starring Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga; FLANNEL PAJAMAS, starring Julianne Nicholson and Justin Kirk; EULOGY, starring Ray Romano and Debra Winger; MARIE AND BRUCE, starring Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick; and the award-winning THE DISCOVERERS, starring Griffin Dunne. Coming out in 2015 are STEREOTYPICALLY YOU, starring Aaron Tveit, Abby Elliott, Lauren Miller and Kal Penn, and FAN GIRL, starring Kiernan Shipka, Kara Heyward and Meg Ryan.

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