Paris-Manhattan (2012)

A romantic comedy centered on a Woody Allen-obsessed pharmacist (Taglioni) and her would-be lover (Bruel).

Director:

Sophie Lellouche

Writer:

Sophie Lellouche

Stars:

Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel, Marine Delterme

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alice Taglioni	...	Alice
Patrick Bruel	...	Victor
Marine Delterme	...	Hélène
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing	...	Pierre
Michel Aumont	...	Le père
Marie-Christine Adam	...	Nicole, la mère
Yannick Soulier	...	Vincent
Margaux Châtelier	...	Laura
Arsène Mosca	...	Arthur
Gladys Cohen	...	Mme Gozlan
Julie Martel	...	La cliente dépressive
Roman Guisset	...	Le cambrioleur
Juliette Kruh	...	L'assistante d'Alice
Paul-Edouard Gondard	...	Achille
Jacques Ciron	...	Le bâtonnier

Storyline

In Paris, the pharmacist Alice has been an obsessed Woody Allen fan since she was fifteen and has seen all his movies and talks to him alone in her room. When she meets Pierre in a night-club, she finds that he loves jazz and she believes he is her prince charming. But when Pierre sees Alice's sister Hélène, they immediately fall in love with each other and marry each other. Years later, Alice is a spinster that administrates the pharmacy that belonged to her father and believes that movies can heal many diseases. However her father insistently tries to find a husband for her. When the alarm technician Victor meets Alice, she does not see any future relationship with him. But one day, Victor brings Alice to meet Woody Allen in Paris and the director gives an advice to Alice.

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Plot Keywords:

pharmacist | scooter | woody allen | single woman | dvd | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

18 July 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

Paryz-Manhattan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vendôme Production, France 2 Cinéma, SND

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Victor: [subtitled version] Your dreams are banal. Reality offers better than that.

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Connections

References Match Point (2005)

User Reviews

Cult for any Fan of Woody Allen

In Paris, the pharmacist Alice (Alice Taglioni) has been an obsessed Woody Allen fan since she was fifteen and has seen all his movies and talks to him alone in her room. When she meets Pierre (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing) in a night-club, she finds that he loves jazz and she believes he is her prince charming. But when Pierre sees Alice's sister Hélène (Marine Delterme), they immediately fall in love with each other and marry each other.

Years later, Alice is a spinster that administrates the pharmacy that belonged to her father (Michel Aumont) and believes that movies can heal many diseases. However her father insistently tries to find a husband for her. When the alarm technician Victor (Patrick Bruel) meets Alice, she does not see any future relationship with him. But one day, Victor brings Alice to meet Woody Allen in Paris and the director gives an advice to Alice.

"Paris-Manhattan" is a delightful French comedy and certainly cult for any fan of Woody Allen. Like the lead actress, I have watched all the movies of Woody Allen and my favorite is Manhattan (but fortunately I have never had a conversation alone with him like she does). When I started to watch the movie, I believed that it was a Woody Allen's film since even the letters in the presentation were very similar to his movies. But when Woody Allen himself appears on the screen, this was the greatest surprise I had. In the end, I loved this great little movie. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Paris-Manhattan"