Filmmaker Woody Allen says New York too expensive to shoot films

Woody Allen says he started shooting movies in European cities because he couldn’t afford to do it in New York any longer .Allen told reporters Tuesday in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo that he finds Manhattan poses fewer limitations than European cities, where far more tailoring of the story is required to fit the location.

Allen was in Spain to attend the premiere of his latest film, a romantic comedy called ,“You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger,” . Allen’s latest film was shot in London and stars Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin and Antonio Banderas.

Allen has recently been in Paris shooting his next movie, “Midnight in Paris,” which features French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in a cameo role. Allen then hit out at American cinema saying the majority of films over the past decade had been made just for money and lacked creative spirit. In comparison, he said European films were much more artistic.

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