Let's say I'm skeptical of the Mia side, it's funny all the condemnation of Wooody's penchant for young girls while glossing over Mia's penchant for much older men, yes Ronan looks sired by Sinatra, and yes it's odd to think of the phobic Woody going to the attic to do anything, going for 20-year-olds or whatever is far from molesting 7-year-olds, and a relationship that lasts 30 years is obviously not just a perverse fling. I think it's irresponsible to keep pushing out these stories without having something new to justify.

But the one thing that makes me wonder is, how come Woody never put Rick Astley in any of his films? It just doesn't add up.

Ok, I'm an idiot but this story keeps pulling me in.

Here's a long pretty interesting interview with Soon-Yi, including early hard life in Korea, and just a kind of weird but not that weird character study and how we respond to events (did Bill & Hillary break up when the paparazzi came?), and below an interesting comment from a former many that splits the difference quite nicely.

Now I'm going to go watch the Polanski documentary my wife gave me - though I think made in Europe, so will be much more focused on the art and recent films.

lesliejoy

4 WEEKS AGO

I was one of the many nannies that lived with Mia and the 5 children when Mia was making back to back films with Mr. Allen and in a loving relationship with him.   I find it interesting that people are still reading and responding to the article years later.  I came across the article today while clearing out some old magazines and felt compelled to write my own thoughts on the subject.   In my brief time in that role and learning later of what happened after I left having stayed in contact with the nanny who lived on the same floor as we did I, I wasn’t surprised by learning that Soon-Yi was now taking over the nannies job.   Mia was both loving and living in a reality different than the average person lives in.   She was unrealistic and not tuned in to the real needs of the complex role of mother or parent.  She did what she believed was the best way to raise children.  None of us can know what it was like to be raised in Hollywood by two very talented and famous parents in the 40’s and 50’s.  I only learned a few stories from Mia’s sister Prudy.  Today we might view it as remote parenting, void of the realities of family life that in any normal family is a mix of chaos, problem solving, love, worries, role modeling, discipline, intimacy, etc.   The picture I took from Mia’s sister was void of any of that, it was a very formal relationship.  Mia was neglectful in ways my parents or my friends parents never would have been of her children’s needs but she was also providing a safe home with good food etc.   I also believe Soon-Yi and I can’t imagine how any one could believe Mr. Allen of doing harm to anyone let alone his adopted child.  Mia was both kind to me and treated me with respect and also vindictive when I had to leave the position.   I was there during the good times, after she lost the last nanny and put Soon-Yi in charge I can picture the upset that any single mother who is living on a budget in an expensive city having to maintain an image of success alone, now with seven children. Not easy.   Parents can be both wonderful and abusive.   It’s unfortunate that the children had to be part of something that should have remained private and not in the public domain for our entertainment.