Woody Allen's 'Whatever Works' kicks off Ptown film fest

The opening night film at the Provincetown Film Festival will be the New England premiere of Woody Allen's "Whatever Works" starring Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson and Ed Begley, Jr.

Allen returns to New York with an offbeat comedy about a crotchety misanthrope (David from "Curb Your Enthusiasm") and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the South (Wood). When her uptight parents (Clarkson and Begle.) arrive to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements.

Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."

The film festival will take place in Provincetown from June 17-21. "Whatever Works" screens at the Art House beginning at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 17.

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