Director: Woody Allen
Genre: Comedy/
Romance/ Fantasy
Runtime:
94 minutes
Year: 2011
Starring: Owen Wilson,
Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Adrien Brody, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates,
Carla Bruni, Tom Hiddleston, Alison Pill, Léa Seydoux, Corey Stoll, Kurt
Fuller, Gad Elmaleh, Mimi Kennedy
Description: While on a
trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, nostalgic screenwriter Gil (Owen
Wilson) finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at
midnight.
Review: Gil Pender, from Pasadena, may be a successful scriptwriter in Hollywood,
but he really wants to be an author of novels. His ambition is big and he wants
to get inspiration. Together with his fiancée he travels to Paris.
Gil is a romantic. When
clouds gather up above Paris, he takes the opportunity to wander the streets of
Paris in the rain. While fiancée Inez and his mother in law open an umbrella.
Owen Wilson is perfect for the role of Gil. There is something about that
permanent nostalgic amazement of his, like he sees something we don’t see.
Wilson drags us into that experience of his. He is also surrounded by an
amazing cast, like Rachel McAdams as Inez and Marion Cotillard as Adriana. Two
completely different women, who mess with Gil’s head. Or what about Michael Sheen
as know it all Paul, who is really obnoxious. Kathy Bates does a wonderful job
as Getrude Stein and Corey Stoll is fantastic as Ernest Hemmingway.
Director Woody Allen uses
the power of the human desire for the past. “Midnight in Paris” shows the city
of Paris at its best and it’s a magical story. I fell in love with this movie
and it has become one of my all-time favorites.
Rating: 5/
5
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