2 Days in Paris (2007)

Director:

Julie Delpy

Writer:

Julie Delpy

Release Date:

17 May 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

French | American | Vacation | Condom | Europe

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

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
Hubert Toint	...	Music Day Taxi Driver
Sandra Berrebi	...	Sandra
Arnaud Beunaiche	...	Edouard
René-Alban Fleury	...	Waiter
Pierre Alloggia	...	Arguing Italian 1
Jean-François Perrone	...	Arguing Italian 2
Bela Grushka	...	American Tourist
Claude Harold	...	Micha Sisinsky
Bulut Oktay	...	Butcher
Frederick Guillaud	...	Organic Market Vendor
Benjamin Baroche	...	Doctor
Jean-Baptiste Puech	...	Fireman 1
Clément Rouault	...	Fireman 2
Mme Marchand	...	Old Neighbor
Josette Schwindling	...	Neighbor
Nanou Benhamou	...	Fast-food Employee
Julien Bichet	...	Young Thief
Pascal Stencel	...	Policeman
Sylvain Menage	...	Policeman
Silvio Bolino	...	Man by the Canal
Manuel Cortell	...	Guitarist by the Canal
Soraya Mangin	...	Young Anna
Julie Bouvier	...	Marion as a Child
Marie Drion	...	Rose as a Child
Jean-Michel Roux	...	Jean-Michel
Eric Giriat	...	Bertrand
Judith Lia	...	Judith
Emma Piesse	...	Emma
Sébastien Juy	...	Sébastien
Federico De Aboim Inglez	...	Party Guest (as Frederico De Aboim Inglez)
Till Bahlmann	...	Man in the Subway
Corinne Visery	...	Flower Vendor
Max	...	Jean-Luc - the Cat
Medi Holtrop	...	Gallery Guest
Bernard Willem	...	Gallery Guest
Michel Hermon	...	Gallery Guest
Cécile Dury	...	Gallery Guest
Janine Mossuz-Lavau	...	Gallery Guest (as Jeanine Mossuz Lavaux)
Chantal Banlier	...	Gallery Guest
Maryline Even	...	Gallery Guest
Monique Couturier	...	Gallery Guest
Eric Moquet	...	Gallery Guest
Fanny Masson	...	Gallery Guest
Julia Vidit	...	Gallery Guest
Emmanuel Matte	...	Gallery Guest
Bruno Sermonne	...	Gallery Guest
Tonia	...	Gallery Guest
Martine Van Der Schueren	...	Gallery Guest
Patrice De Vallée	...	Gallery Guest
Azertyuiop	...	Gallery Guest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leonie Kranzle	...	Lia
Michael Bennett	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Verónica Redondo Moreno	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Julie Delpy

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Julie Delpy

Produced by
Julie Delpy	....	producer
Ulf Israel	....	co-producer
Nikolaus Lohmann	....	executive producer
Christophe Mazodier	....	producer
Charles Paviot	....	line producer
Thierry Potok	....	producer
Tilo Seiffert	....	executive producer
Hubert Toint	....	associate producer
Werner Wirsing	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Julie Delpy

Cinematography by
Lubomir Bakchev		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Julie Delpy

Casting by
Fabienne Bichet

Costume Design by
Stéphane Rollot		(as Stephan Rollot)

Makeup Department
Suzanne Benoit	....	key hair stylist
Suzanne Benoit	....	key makeup artist
Benoit Dumont	....	additional makeup artist: extras
Chandes Flore	....	hair assistant

Production Management
Etienne Boussac	....	post-production supervisor
Charles Paviot	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katia Potok	....	second assistant director
Dylan Talleux	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Albert Delpy	....	artwork
Eva Lenz	....	graphic artist
Soraya Mangin	....	props
Soraya Mangin	....	set dresser
Barbara Marc	....	set designer

Sound Department
Oliver Barth	....	dialogue editor
Nicolas Cantin	....	sound engineer
Thibault Duperier	....	boom operator trainee
Thomas Gastinel	....	boom operator
Jörg Höhne	....	dubbing mixer (as Joerg Hoehne)
Jörg Höhne	....	head of audio production (as Joerg Hoehne)
Jörg Höhne	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sebastian Morsch	....	supervising sound designer
Daniel Piechotka	....	technical support: sound
Robin Pohle	....	foley editor
Robin Pohle	....	sound recordist
Günther Röhn	....	foley artist
Sven Serfling	....	sound editor
Julien Sicart	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Florian Obrecht	....	visual effects
Nhat Phong Tran	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Lubomir Bakchev	....	additional still photographer
Cécile Carassou	....	clapper loader
Julie Delpy	....	additional still photographer
Catherine Faux	....	still photographer
Adam Goldberg	....	additional still photographer
Pierre-Yves Le Mée	....	key grip
Régis Mazodier	....	still photographer
Mathieu Normand	....	focus puller
Olivier Regent	....	gaffer
Fabrice Sebille	....	Steadicam operator
Mathieu Szpiro	....	electrician
Jérémie Tondowski	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Juliet Perrachon	....	dresser

Editorial Department
Etienne Boussac	....	additional editor
Vera Jeske Younan	....	color grader (as Vera Jeske)
Dennis Lösch	....	color timer
Florian Obrecht	....	on-line editor
Martin Schwertführer	....	film lab supervisor
Jeffrey M. Werner	....	additional editor
Leroy Wolf	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Klaus Frers	....	music supervisor
Jean-Pierre Fénié	....	extra song recordist (as Jean=Pierre Fenie)
Uwe Lerch	....	music supervisor
Tobias Lorenz	....	music supervisor
Jens Naumilkat	....	musician: cello
Rainer Oleak	....	music mixer
Rainer Oleak	....	music recordist
Rainer Oleak	....	musician: piano
Tuyét Pham	....	musician: piano
Barbara Sadowski	....	musician: violin

Transportation Department
Jean-Claude Bonnichon	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Till Bahlmann	....	personal assistant: Mr. Goldberg
Josef Brandmaier	....	finance and adivsory
Laurence Deray	....	location manager
Natacha Drion	....	production coordinator
Jan Fröhlich	....	digital laboratory supervisor
Juliette Félix	....	legal consultant: Gide Loyrette Nouel
Fatima Hélimi-Muller	....	assistant location manager: New Zealand (as Fatima Helimi-Muller)
Charles Jodoin-Keaton	....	script supervisor
Kristina Katzsch	....	office manager
Emmanuel Mazodier	....	location manager trainee
Christine Renaud	....	production accountant: CRED
Charles-Edouard Renault	....	legal consultant: Gide Loyrette Nouel
Undine Simmang	....	coordinator: Kopp Film
Alban Topenot	....	production assistant
Romain Tuilier	....	location manager trainee
Michael Welzel	....	digital laboratory supervisor

Thanks
Mathilde Bonnefoy	....	thanks
Albert Delpy	....	thanks
Dody Dorn	....	thanks
Mathieu Dugelay	....	thanks
Marie Pillet	....	thanks
Pitof	....	thanks
Marc Streitenfeld	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Polaris Films (production)
• Tempête Sous un Crâne (co-production)
• 3L Filmproduktion (co-production)
• Back Up Media
• Rézo Films (as Rezo Films International)

Distributors

• Bir Film (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• 3L Filmverleih (2007) (Austria) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Albatros Film (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Impacto Cine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Moonlight Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• NonStop Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Rézo Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Xenix Filmdistribution (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• DNC Entertainment (2007) (Italy) (all media)
• Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Focus Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Merica Media (2007) (Australia) (all media)
• Merica Media (2007) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• Red Envelope Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Shoval Film Production (2007) (Israel) (all media)
• Works, The (2007) (UK) (all media)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• A.B.K.6.  walkie-talkies & internet
• Bavaria Bild & Tonbearbeitung GmbH  film lab (as Bavaria Bild & ton)
• CRED  production accounting
• Camera Car Systems  tracking car
• Car Grip & Cinesyl  grip equipment
• Car Grip  grip equipment
• CinePostproduction  film lab
• Cinecam  test camera
• Cinésyl  grip and lighting equipment
• Cinésyl  grip equipment
• DDS  editing equipment
• DDS, Tatou & Hula Post  editing equipment
• Espace Le Pro  location equipment
• Film & Television Facilities  facilities vehicles
• Gide Loyrette Nouel  legal consultants
• Groupe Pont Neuf  insurance
• Hula Post  editing equipment
• Jours et Nuits Services  parking management
• Kopp-Film  high definition color grading (as Kopp Film)
• Kopp-Film  on-line editing (as Kopp Film)
• L.V.T.  subtitles
• Mantille & Sombrero  costumes
• Maratier  costumes
• Mikros Image  editing equipment
• Natexis Coficiné  bank
• Ole's Place  music studio
• Orange Cinema  mobile phones
• Panavision Alga Techno  camera equipment
• Polaris  editing equipment
• Rubini & Associés  insurance broker
• Rézo Films  domestic sales
• Sony & Loca Images  high definition tapes
• Studio Mitte GmbH  sound design & auditorium (as Studio Mitte)
• Tatou  editing equipment
• Toutoui  sound equipment
• Transpalux  lighting equipment
• Unicredit, HVB Media Group  financing and banking services
• Ypoloc  trailer

Also Known As:

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

France | Germany

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/12 | Taiwan:PG-12 (original rating) | Sweden:Btl | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:18PL | Argentina:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M | Norway:10 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Polaris Films

Trivia:

The characters of Marion's parents are played by Delpy's real life parents, Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

American tourist:I think the French are so rude.
Jack:I know. It's a cliché but it's true.

Movie Connections:

References The Comedy of Errors (1989) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Minor Leap

A pleasant surprise

What is it with Julie Delpy? I have only seen a hand-full of her movies but she always manages to surprise and excite. She acts brilliantly as the title character in Tarantinoesque Killing Zoë, manages to stay convincing in the far-fetched An American Werewolf in Paris and is great as a young lover in Before Sunrise and as a confident woman in the sequel Before Sunset. This brings us to 2 days in Paris which could easily be mistaken for a continuation of the Sunrise/Sunset movies. And that would be a huge mistake: 2 Days in Paris is a dialogue driven romantic comedy dissecting a couples quasi-dysfunctional relationships and how they have to come to terms with their individual imperfections to be able to truly coexist as a pair. Though that may not sound like compelling viewing its actually hugely entertaining as it dissects a million small mix-ups which can make or break a couple.

Adam Goldberg is compelling as the sarcastic yet witty American boyfriend visiting Paris for the first time with his girlfriend. What follows is a series of hugely entertaining misunderstandings involving cross cultural differences, hilarious conversations in broken French with family members and a series of unplanned rendezvous with former lovers all of which combine to drive him high up the paranoia ladder.

It's refreshing to find out that not only does Julie Delpy act brilliantly as the naive and clumsy Marion but she also directed and wrote it, heck she even composed the soundtrack.

The lasting message of this movie is although you might hate 80% of the things your lover does if you just cant live without them don't lose them