Woody Allen’s new comedy MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT sees Colin Firth’s conjuror despatched to the French Riviera of the Twenties to investigate beautiful medium Emma Stone, who has become involved with a wealthy American family. Is it really all an illusion or could she be the full haunted shilling? Though Allen is known for his tales of urbanites puncturing the gloom of New York streets with snappy dialogue, he also does a sideline in stranger fare, tinged with the fantastical and of course displaying his trademark rapid fire humour. To celebrate the release of this latest movie we take a tour of some of his unusual offerings, visiting different times and places and showing the eccentric side of the world’s favourite hypochondriac. We commence with the “true” story of a remarkable man who put a whole new spin on the expression “fitting in”…
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