2 Days in Paris (2007)

Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents -- and several of her ex-boyfriends.

Director:

Julie Delpy

Writer:

Julie Delpy

Stars:

Adam Goldberg, Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Goldberg	...	Jack
Julie Delpy	...	Marion
Daniel Brühl	...	Lukas
Marie Pillet	...	Anna - Marion's Mother
Albert Delpy	...	Jeannot - Marion's Father
Alexia Landeau	...	Rose - Marion's Sister
Adan Jodorowsky	...	Mathieu
Alexandre Nahon	...	Manu (as Alex Nahon)
Charlotte Maury-Sentier	...	Robbed Lady
Vanessa Seward	...	Vanessa
Thibault De Lussy	...	Gaël
Chick Ortega	...	First Taxi Driver
Patrick Chupin	...	Taxi Driver with Jack Russel
Antar Boudache	...	Flirtatious Taxi Driver
Ludovic Berthillot	...	Racist Taxi Driver

Storyline

2 Jours - 2 Days follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple - a French photographer Marion and American interior designer Jack - as they attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance by taking a vacation in Europe. Their trip to Venice didn't really work out, - they both came down with gastroenteritis. They have higher hopes for Paris. But the combination of Marion's overbearing non-English-speaking parents, flirtatious ex-boyfriends, and Jack's obsession with photographing every famous Parisian tombstone and conviction that French condoms are too small, only adds fuel to the fire. Will they be able to salvage their relationship? Will they ever have sex again? Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing?

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Plot Keywords:

french | american | vacation | condom | europe | 

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Taglines:

He knew Paris was for lovers. He just didn't think they were all hers.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

3L Filmverleih [de] Official site [jp]

Country:

France Germany

Language:

English French

Release Date:

17 May 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

2 Dias em Paris

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£78,108 (UK) (7 September 2007)

Gross:

$4,432,981 (USA) (30 November 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Polaris Films, Tempête Sous un Crâne, 3L Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While working on the movie, Julie Delpy claims she didn't watch any romantic comedies for inspiration. She did, however, watch Jaws several times. The arguments between Jake and Marion, she said, resembled a shark lurking in the water.

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Goofs

When Marion tells Jack she doesn't use that thermometer in the mouth, Jack spits it out and it falls near the side wall, but Marion picks it up from the bed.

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Quotes

Marion: You know why people are attracted to one other? Cos people with very different immune systems are attracted to one other so the offspring, the baby, will have a stronger immune system with the combination of the two immune systems.
[Jack pretends to snore]
Marion: Don't snore! It's important!
Jack: Oh!, No! Yeh! No! I was saying the same thing!

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Connections

References Masculin Féminin (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Lalala"
Written & Performed by Marc Collin
Nouvelle Vague feat. Julie Delpy

User Reviews

Woody Amelie...

Julie Delpy excels in '2 Days in Paris' as she writes, directs, produces, composes the music and stars in this romantic bitter/sweet comedy. Opposite Adam Goldberg, who has amongst other things played psycho Eddie in Friends and Private Mellish in 'Saving Private Ryan', Delpy shines as the nerdy photographer who has trouble with her eyes. The two central performances and sharp script means the film flows along at a pretty fast pace with the one liners so frequent you could easily miss the odd one. The situations explored around relationships and family are universal and so easy for anyone to relate to, there are misunderstood physical situations and language barriers which all add to the overall melodrama/comedy unfolding on screen. The film is peppered with brilliant moments from the awkward to the bizarre and the laughs come thick and fast, with Paris as a backdrop the lovers weave in and out of one situation to another always in love yet always on the verve of break-up. Co-starring Delpy's real father as her in film father shows a sense of tightness and a labour of love that comes across in the finished product. Like a cross between something from Woody Allen and Amelie this film has a special naivety full of wonderment juxtaposed with the dark underbelly of life that is at times hard to escape. Whether you laugh or cry you can't fail to be moved by a film so simple in its execution of themes that can, as displayed, be so complicated. Delpy has made something she, and everyone involved, should be very very proud of.