Allen 'bases film titles on quality'

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Woody Allen has said that he waits until his films are completed to name them because he likes the titles to reflect how good they are.

The director told The Daily Telegraph that he has not yet named his current movie, the fourth film he has shot in London after Match Point, Scoop and Cassandra's Dream.

Allen said: "I never title a movie until it's finished because if I look at the film and it's no good I don't like to give it an aggressive title.

"I give it what I call one of my hiding titles - the kind of title that is low-key and promises nothing, so people are less disappointed by it."

He added: "But if I feel the film is good, I give it an aggressive, confident title and then hope for the best."

Of his as-yet-untitled comedy-romance starring Josh Brolin, Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts and Freida Pinto, he said: "Josh is playing a very frustrated writer who's having problems with his family and gets into an extramarital relationship.

"Hopefully it's interesting to people as well as being amusing and also serious. It's a delicate line that I try to hit and sometimes I can do it and sometimes I can't."