On December 24, 1997, Woody Allen, author of several films such as Annie Hall or Hannah and her sisters, married 27-year-old Soo-Yi-Previn, the adopted daughter of his ex-partner Mia Farrow. at a small ceremony in Venice, Italy. When news of the couple's relationship first surfaced publicly in the media in 1992, the media considered it a scandal and the story made a huge media buzz. Some filmmakers think that there are some parallels between Allen films and his relationship with Shon-Yi-Previn, for example: in the movie "Manhattan" (1979), he plays the role of a divorced comedian involved in a relationship. with his 17-year-old student, but in fact, Stacey Nelkin, says it was the student with whom Woody (then 40 years old) had an affair and that the film was inspired by her.
Allen and Mia Farrow adopted two children and had a biological child together. Prior to his relationship with Allen, Farrow was in a relationship with conductor Andre Previn, with whom he had 3 biological children and 3 adopted children, among them Soon-Yi-Previn. At first, the media reported that Farrow and Allen ended the relationship due to his involvement with Soon-Yi-Previn, but the couple say they were only together after his split with Mian. The actress and Allen have since been embroiled in a series of court battles, during which Farrow accused Allen of abusing their daughter, Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow. Although Allen, came out clean from these accusations, they reappeared and got media attention again in 2018, under the momentum of the #MeToo movement.
Various documentaries and news lead to the conclusion that many aspects of their relationship are not normal, and certainly not even legal. After the documentary on child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, people are looking to once again bring attention to Allen.
In a 1992 interview, Allen says it was Mia herself who got to know Previn better (certainly not in the way things went). He says he kept talking to her all the time. "I do not want to say that we created an intellectual relationship, because it is not that we talked about philosophy all the time, but we talked about everything."
For Time magazine, Allen has stated that he kept his relationship a secret because he did not think it would be something long-term. "I thought I would be just a stage in Previn 's life and then she would say,' Well, I had a flirtation with my mom's boyfriend at the end of their relationship. '
For NPR, Woody Allen says: “I started a relationship with him and I thought it would be something transient. Then we continued to be together and then we lived together and we were having fun. The age difference did not seem to matter, it was even working in our favor. "
While, Previn says: “I think Mia would be upset if Allen would connect with any woman. I am a psychologist who fell in love with a man who shot to be Mia's ex-boyfriend. I understand it is unusual, but do not become hysterical. I love Mian for all the opportunities she gave me, but I'm sorry that things went that way. " Even after her statements, sources for Vanity Fair and other media say that these are in fact Allen's words. Previn has been described sometimes as a victim and sometimes as a real life Lolita.
Allen says the contribution he has made to Previn's life has given him more enjoyment than all of his films.
Source: History, Nicki Swift
