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 U.S. film director Woody Allen smiles on the set in front of 'La Pedrera' building during the filming of his new movie in Barcelona July 13, 2007. [Photo: Reuters]  The people of Catalonia are lining the Ramblas thoroughfare in capital Barcelona to catch a glimpse of a blonde starlet and a man in a green fishing hat shouting "action!"  Director Woody Allen has promised his new movie -- starring current muse Scarlett Johansson -- will be a "love letter to Barcelona and from Barcelona to the world" in the same way "Manhattan" was to New York. But Barcelona's people are not so keen to be helping foot the bill for the movie, which local media have called the biggest public investment in the history of Spanish cinema. Ten percent of the budget for "The Barcelona Project" -- Allen's working title -- is being paid by the taxpayers of the city and the region of Catalonia. Barcelona's city hall is providing 1 m...

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