Woody Allen’s superstition and Herbie Hancock’s music
Knowing there’s a new film of his to see every year offers a certain assurance that the end is not near for our broken world
FERNANDO NAVARRO
19 October 2023
When I left the theater, I couldn’t stop thinking about the song — the hypnotic rhythm driving the plot, igniting both body and spirit, making us feel like our broken world isn’t so broken after all. I’m talking about Herbie Hancock’s Cantaloupe Island and Woody Allen’s latest film, Coup de Chance (Stroke of Luck), in which Hancock’s jazz standard takes center stage.