When Woody Allen talks about the directors he seeks to emulate, imitate, or merely copy from, the names he is likely to mention are Ingmar, Federico, and maybe Jean (as in Renoir). Notwithstanding his well-publicized penchant for the giants of midcentury European cinema,

Woody Allen 's "Coup de Chance," his best-reviewed film in years, is the 50th feature from the filmmaker who denies talk that this effervescent rom-com which turns suddenly lethal will be his last film.