Allen Admires Ireland

According to The Times, American screenwriter/director Woody Allen would love to make a film in Ireland - if he secured the right financing.

"If I got the offer of financing, I wouldn't hesitate to go and make a movie in Ireland," said Allen, 72, in an interview with The Sunday Times. "Ireland is a place I would not have a problem living in for the couple of months it took me to make the film.

"The light is so beautiful, you know right away you're going to get a beautiful film. Those grey skies and the terrain: Ireland is one of those places that lives up to the hype and is as beautiful as everyone tells you it is.

"Ireland is a misty and isolated place. You really have to have the right story for it but it's a great atmosphere."