Woody Allen is one of the greatest directors of our time. He is known for films such as Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Match Point, and Vicky Christina Barcelona. He is an astounding 23-time Academy Award nominated director, screenwriter, and actor. He has won four of his twenty-three Academy Awards nominations: two for Annie Hall (Best Director and Best Original Screenplay), one for Hannah and Her Sisters (Best Original Screenplay), and one for Midnight in Paris (Best Original Screenplay). In my opinion, his best work is Midnight in Paris next to Annie Hall. Midnight in Paris is a romantic-comedy-fantasy set in the magical City of Lights, Paris. The film contains a star-studded cast that includes Owen Wilson, Rachel MacAdams, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Marion Cotillard, Allison Pill, Tom Hiddleston, Michael Sheen, and Carla Bruni. Additionally, the film has received positive reviews from critics; even so, that director Quentin Tarantino called it his favorite film of 2011.
Gil Pender (Owen Wilson) is a Hollywood screenwriter/aspiring novelist vacationing in Paris along with his fiancée Inez (Rachel MacAdams). Unlike Inez, Gil is enchanted by the city of Paris. So much so, Gil proposes that the couple move to Paris rather than Malibu like Inez wants to. He wants to fulfill his dream of becoming a novelist like his idols Ernest Hemingway and F. Scot Fitzgerald; yet Inez dissuades him to pursue such a dream but to continue as a screenwriter. Drunk one night, Gil wanders alone into an empty street. Everything seems ordinary; that is, until the clock strikes midnight. Paris becomes alive with all the celebrities of Gil’s favorite era the 1920s. In a way, Paris seems to back in time yet supernaturally remain in the present He meets all his idols, Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, Gertrude Stein, Cole Porter, Luis Bruñel, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, Djuna Barnes, T.S. Eliot, Man Ray, and Picasso. Soon, Gil realizes he is not dreaming or suffering the effects of alcohol but that the 1920s are truly alive every night. One night, he meets Adriana (played by the talented Marion Cotillard), Picasso’s mistress. Instantly, he is drawn to her by her beauty and her acceptance and interest of his novel, which Gertrude Stein is critiquing for him. Gil helplessly falls in love with Adriana, who like him, is nostalgic for a past Parisian era, the Belle Epoque. Soon, Gil faces tough choices he has to make, choices that will change his life forever.
Every scene of this film is gorgeous, from the opening scene at the pond—that to me resembles as Gil points out a Monet painting—till the last scene of a *SPOILER ALERT* Paris in the rain. Every scene demonstrates beautiful cinematography. The dialogue is witty, especially Hemingway’s nonsensical talk of courage and Dali’s whimsical conversation of rhinos. The music is wonderful as well. I especially admired Cole Porter’s “Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love”, which was stuck in my head for weeks after watching the film. Additionally, all of the actors acted well. Allison Pill as Zelda Fitzgerald and Adrien Brody were to me the scene-stealers of the film.
I found the film to be clever, witty and original, although the coming to life at night did resemble some of the elements Night at the Museum used. However, Midnight in Paris was a far better film. It is absolutely one of my favorite films set in Paris. The film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Art Direction, and Best Original Screenplay. As mentioned earlier, it won the 84th Annual Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Moreover, Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 93% “Fresh” rating, thus it is a recommendable film to watch. You will fall in love with this film and the city of Paris after watching Midnight in Paris. C'est un film magnifique à regarder.
Gil Pender (Owen Wilson) is a Hollywood screenwriter/aspiring novelist vacationing in Paris along with his fiancée Inez (Rachel MacAdams). Unlike Inez, Gil is enchanted by the city of Paris. So much so, Gil proposes that the couple move to Paris rather than Malibu like Inez wants to. He wants to fulfill his dream of becoming a novelist like his idols Ernest Hemingway and F. Scot Fitzgerald; yet Inez dissuades him to pursue such a dream but to continue as a screenwriter. Drunk one night, Gil wanders alone into an empty street. Everything seems ordinary; that is, until the clock strikes midnight. Paris becomes alive with all the celebrities of Gil’s favorite era the 1920s. In a way, Paris seems to back in time yet supernaturally remain in the present He meets all his idols, Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, Gertrude Stein, Cole Porter, Luis Bruñel, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, Djuna Barnes, T.S. Eliot, Man Ray, and Picasso. Soon, Gil realizes he is not dreaming or suffering the effects of alcohol but that the 1920s are truly alive every night. One night, he meets Adriana (played by the talented Marion Cotillard), Picasso’s mistress. Instantly, he is drawn to her by her beauty and her acceptance and interest of his novel, which Gertrude Stein is critiquing for him. Gil helplessly falls in love with Adriana, who like him, is nostalgic for a past Parisian era, the Belle Epoque. Soon, Gil faces tough choices he has to make, choices that will change his life forever.
Every scene of this film is gorgeous, from the opening scene at the pond—that to me resembles as Gil points out a Monet painting—till the last scene of a *SPOILER ALERT* Paris in the rain. Every scene demonstrates beautiful cinematography. The dialogue is witty, especially Hemingway’s nonsensical talk of courage and Dali’s whimsical conversation of rhinos. The music is wonderful as well. I especially admired Cole Porter’s “Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love”, which was stuck in my head for weeks after watching the film. Additionally, all of the actors acted well. Allison Pill as Zelda Fitzgerald and Adrien Brody were to me the scene-stealers of the film.
I found the film to be clever, witty and original, although the coming to life at night did resemble some of the elements Night at the Museum used. However, Midnight in Paris was a far better film. It is absolutely one of my favorite films set in Paris. The film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Art Direction, and Best Original Screenplay. As mentioned earlier, it won the 84th Annual Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Moreover, Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 93% “Fresh” rating, thus it is a recommendable film to watch. You will fall in love with this film and the city of Paris after watching Midnight in Paris. C'est un film magnifique à regarder.
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