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] Gods don't love - they let you love them.

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Connections

References Match Point (2005)

User Reviews

A boring romantic comedy

This film is about a female pharmacist in Paris who loves Woody Allen film. She attempts to change other peoples' lives using his films.

"Paris Manhattan" is quite short at only 80 minutes. Even then, there is not enough material to fill up the screen time. It drags on and on, and nothing much happens. The plot is too predictable, in that there is little Vincent and too much Victor. We don't see Alice being torn between two guys, so we know who she will choose right from the start. The constant Woody Allen references are annoying, it feels as if they made the film just for the sake of showing the filmmaker's love for the revered director. If it was not for the surprise cameo, the film would have been very bad.