Café Society

July 27, 2016 in I On Luxury Lifestyle

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Café Society, the latest film from four-time Oscar winner and prolific director and screenwriter Woody Allen (46 films and counting!).

Hosted by Metropolitan Capital the event was in collaboration with Amazon Studios and Executive Producer Ron Chez, a venture capitalist, and investor. Café Society is the third in a four-film financing deal for Chez with Allen.

Joining Allen on the Café Society red carpet was Chez along with Executive Producers Adam B. Stern and Marc I. Stern, Allen’s wife Soon-Yi Previn and MetCap’s Chairman and CEO Michael Rose.

Mark Jockel, Stephanie Reinhart, Greg Gulik

Dr. Michael O’Meara & Margaret J. O’Connor

Eric & Jule Chez, Athena Chez, Elzabeth Chez, Ilyse Markrack, Ronald L. Chez

Isabel Harner, Susan Payne and Ashley French

Monica and Michael Rose, Athena and Ron Chez, Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn, Adam Stern and Marc Stern

Aaron Schildhaus and Beatrice Martorello

Patrick McDonald from HollywoodChicago.com interviewing MetCap Chairman & CEO Michael Rose

Michael and Monica Rose, Athena and Ron Chez

Jim and Ann-Marie Striebich (Irene Dunne’s granddaughter)

300 people were invited to attend MetCap’s private event. Michael Rose introduced the Café Society screening comparing Allen to legendary director and writer Ingmar Bergman. Rose said, “There are many artistic parallels between Bergman and Allen: lush visuals, comedic wit, moral dilemmas and the tendency of human nature towards self-deception.” Laughter filled the theatre when he added, “As you navigate through all the soul searching, it’s important to find a really good financial advisor.”

The film features a scene with the main characters in the nightclub co-owned by Jesse Eisenberg’s character. The repartee centers on movie star Irene Dunne, a five-time Academy Award Best Actress nominee who was an actress and singer in the 1930s through the ’50s. Dunne’s granddaughter, Ann-Marie Streibich, was sitting next to me. She turned and asked, “Did you know there was a scene about my grandmother?” No! What a surprise! It made the movie all the more memorable to be sitting by my friend who is the granddaughter of a Hollywood legend.

Café Society opens nationwide on July 29.

All photos of Cafe Society by Mila Samokhina

Pictured in headline photo of Café Society: Monica and Michael Rose, Athena and Ron Chez, Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn, Adam Stern, and Marc Stern

About Margaret O'Connor

Margaret J. O’Connor is the founder/owner of MarCon Communications, a public relations and special events firm which handles the publicity and event needs for a diverse range of clients. She’s involved with numerous charities in Chicago and is active in its lifestyle and social scene. She grew up and was educated in Africa, Australia and America and holds degrees in marketing and finance from the University of Illinois. She is a contributing writer to many print and digital publications and her focus is lifestyle, culinary and nonprofit events. Read more from this author.