# Why is Woody Allen still making movies?

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> [@EinsteinsHund](#):
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> I don’t know which languages Jarmusch speaks, but it’s improbable he knows Italian, French and Finnish.

In **Down by Law** (1986, directed by Jim Jarmusch), Roberto Benigni has an important scene in which he implores his friends (played by Tom Waits and John Lurie) at length in Italian. No subtitles when I saw it in upon release; it may be subtitled now.

Not long ago, I posted here about the film [Alpha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently/699906/7247), which is set in prehistoric times and features a fictional language.

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