Woody Allen received a rapturous reception at the Venice film festival on Monday, despite some earlier consternation over the inclusion of his latest film in the lineup.
Allen, 87, was effectively blackballed by Hollywood over allegations that he sexually assaulted his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, in 1992. Allen, who was investigated by the Child Sexual Abuse Clinic of Yale–New Haven Hospital and New York Department of Social Services and cleared in both cases, has always maintained his innocence.
