Celebrity is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, and features an ensemble cast. The screenplay describes the divergent paths a couple takes following their divorce. The film received lukewarm reviews from critics and was a commercial disappointment. Plot Lee Simon (Kenneth Branagh) is an unsuccessful novelist turned travel writer who immerses himself in celebrity journalism following a midlife crisis and subsequent divorce from his insecure wife, Robin (Judy Davis), a former English teacher, after sixteen years of marriage. As he stumbles his way through both professional encounters and sexual escapades with performers, models, and other players in the world of entertainment, Lee increasingly questions his purpose in life. He ruins numerous opportunities due to his fame-seeking, insecurities and neuroses. Meanwhile, Robin trades her many neuroses for a makeover and a job with television producer Tony Gardella (Joe Mantegna) that leads to her own celebrity interview program. She takes advantage of numerous opportunities and ends up happy and successful. Cast Kenneth Branagh as Lee Simon Judy Davis as Robin Simon Winona Ryder as Nola Leonardo DiCaprio as Brandon Darrow Melanie Griffith as Nicole Oliver Famke Janssen as Bonnie Joe Mantegna as Tony Gardella Charlize Theron as Supermodel Gretchen Mol as Vicky Michael Lerner as Dr. Lupus Isaac Mizrahi as Bruce Bishop Bebe Neuwirth as Nina Hank Azaria as David Douglas McGrath as Bill Gaines J. K. Simmons as Souvenir Hawker Dylan Baker as Catholic Retreat Priest Debra Messing as TV Reporter Allison Janney as Evelyn Isaacs Kate Burton as Cheryl Gerry Becker as Jay Tepper Tony Sirico as Lou DeMarco Celia Weston as Dee Bartholomew Aida Turturro as Olga Lorri Bagley as Gina David Margulies as Counselor Adelman Jeffrey Wright as Greg Tony Darrow as Moving Man Adrian Grenier, Sam Rockwell, and John Doumanian as Darrow's Entourage Greg Mottola as Director Michael Moon as Himself/El Flamingo Band Donald Trump as Himself Ian Somerhalder as Unconfirmed Karen Duffy as TV Reporter Frank Licari as Camera Man Andre Gregory as John Papadakis Production The film was shot in black-and-white on location in New York City by cinematographer Sven Nykvist. Celebrity was the last of four films shot by Nykvist for Allen. It also marks the end of Allen's long collaboration with editor Susan E. Morse, who had edited the previous twenty of Allen's films beginning with Manhattan (1979). The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was