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1. Clip - "Cafe Society"

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New York, 12 July 2016

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Stewart/Actress, on being in a period piece:

"It was fun on an aesthetic level because everyone who works on Woody's movies are incredibly detail-oriented; the costumes were perfect, you know, they were exquisitely built. On a surface level, it was shiny and fun. I think the time period serviced the story perfectly. In the late 1930s it would not necessarily be OK for a young woman to not feel some shame or guilt surrounding somewhat unconventional relationships. If she can actually look back on her life and consider the hypotheticals and value them and not feel like she made mistakes. I thought that was super modern and something that inserted into the late 1930s was like, 'Whoa, she's interesting to me."

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3. Clip - "Cafe Society"

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New York, 12 July 2016

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Blake Lively/Actress

"Doing a period film with Woody Allen and Vittorio and the way that they tell the story is so beautiful. But also, Woody, music is so intrinsic to he does, and 1930s music specifically. So to do a movie that takes place right in his wheelhouse of rhythm is actually really neat."

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5. Clip - "Cafe Society"

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New York, 12 July 2016

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Blake Lively/Actress

"It's fun. It's nice to do glamour at that time because that time was so glamorous. The gowns that women would wear out and wear to dinner, it's almost like a heightened reality. To step into that, and to step into that in filmmaking too women were so much more glamorous back then. You see a movie and a woman is in her dressing gown with feathers and jewels. So to make a movie that felt like old cinema, that felt like something you'd see on TCM that was the coolest part."

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6. Trailer - "Cafe Society"

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New York, 12 July 2016

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Blake Lively/Actress

"It's stressful because you know what a big deal it is to work with such an iconic filmmaker, so the stress is kind of self-imposed. But there is a level of confidence that comes too because he knows what he's doing, he has it down pat. He's not going to go through the motions with you, so you feel taken care of. You feel like you're going to be in a good movie. Half the time you're making movies that turn out... but a Woody Allen movie is a Woody Allen movie, so stepping into that is a level of security."

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8. Trailer - "Cafe Society"

KRISTEN STEWART, BLAKE LIVELY MARVEL AT PERIOD ERA 'CAFE SOCIETY'

Woody Allen continues to stay with his blistering pace of pushing out a movie a year. His latest entry, "Cafe Society" features Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively.

Set in the late 1930's, the film shifts from the Golden Age of Hollywood to New York's nightclub life. Stewart who plays the part-time love interest of Jesse Eisenberg's character was impressed on the perfection that went into the clothes and sets.

"It was fun on an aesthetic level because everyone who works on Woody's movies are incredibly detail-oriented; the costumes were perfect, you know, they were exquisitely built. On a surface level, it was shiny and fun. I think the time period serviced the story perfectly," Stewart said.

Stewart loves the modern spin on period life that her character Vonnie takes on.

"In the late 1930s it would not necessarily be OK for a young woman to not feel some shame or guilt surrounding somewhat unconventional relationships. If she can actually look back on her life and consider the hypotheticals and value them and not feel like she made mistakes. I thought that was super modern and something that inserted into the late 1930s was like, 'Whoa, she's interesting to me," Stewart said.

Lively also plays a character named Vonnie, though she's first introduced as Veronica.

"Doing a period film with Woody Allen and Vittorio and the way that they tell the story is so beautiful. But also, Woody, music is so intrinsic to he does, and 1930s music specifically. So to do a movie that takes place right in his wheelhouse of rhythm is actually really neat," Lively said.

She said part of the charm is how comfortable Allen made her feel.

"There is a level of confidence that comes too because he knows what he's doing, he has it down pat. He's not going to go through the motions with you, so you feel taken care of. You feel like you're going to be in a good movie," Lively said.

Then she added: "A Woody Allen movie is a Woody Allen movie, so stepping into that is a level of security."

"Cafe Society" opens in US theaters on Friday.