Nero Fiddled

Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 2012 / Expected Rating: PG-13 / Studio: Sony

Writer/Director: Woody Allen

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Roberto Benigni, Alison Pill, Penélope Cruz, Alec Baldwin, Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Greta Gerwig, Carol Alt

Plot: Four romantic, comedic vignettes set in Rome.

Domestic Box Office Prediction: $5 million

With Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen is riding higher than he has in a quarter-century. This film, yet another ensemble romantic comedy, this one featuring his first acting role since 2006, will determine whether that Oscar nominee and likely screenplay winner was the start of a new phase or more likely a break from Allen's reliably diverting usual niche business.

Outlook: Undecided

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An irritated Penelope Cruz runs out to the street in Woody Allen's Nero Fiddled.