Article: Lights, camera...Ireland. Woody Allen focuses on filming here.

WOODY ALLEN yesterday revealed he would consider making a film in Ireland saying the country has the right light for beautiful films.

The multi-Oscar winning director, who has replaced his familiar New York backdrop with Europe in his last four major releases, said: Ireland is one of those places that lives up to the hype and is as beautiful as everyone tells you it is. Securing the services of Allen would be a coup for the tourist industry, which has seen the benefits of the Hollywood effect in the past. Blockbusters Far And Away, Saving Private Ryan and Braveheart were all shot here.

Ireland is a place that I would not have a problem living in for a ...

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