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Midnight in Paris

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 34m
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Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, and Rachel McAdams in Midnight in Paris (2011)
On vacation in Paris, a married man who is somewhat of a killjoy slowly falls in love ... with the city itself.
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  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Romance

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

IMDb RATING
7.7/10
417K
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791
91
  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writer
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Owen Wilson
    • Rachel McAdams
    • Kathy Bates
Top credits
  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writer
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Owen Wilson
    • Rachel McAdams
    • Kathy Bates
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 719User reviews
    • 522Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 26 wins & 103 nominations total

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    Alison Pill and Tom Hiddleston in Midnight in Paris (2011)
    Owen Wilson and Carla Bruni in Midnight in Paris (2011)
    Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard in Midnight in Paris (2011)
    Owen Wilson in Midnight in Paris (2011)
    Owen Wilson, Michael Sheen, Rachel McAdams, and Nina Arianda in Midnight in Paris (2011)
    Owen Wilson and Léa Seydoux in Midnight in Paris (2011)
    Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams in Midnight in Paris (2011)
    Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams in Midnight in Paris (2011)
    Woody Allen and Owen Wilson in Midnight in Paris (2011)
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    Owen Wilson and Carla Bruni in Midnight in Paris (2011)
    Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams in Midnight in Paris (2011)

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    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Gilas Gil
    Rachel McAdams
    Rachel McAdams
    • Inezas Inez
    Kathy Bates
    Kathy Bates
    • Gertrude Steinas Gertrude Stein
    Kurt Fuller
    Kurt Fuller
    • Johnas John
    Mimi Kennedy
    Mimi Kennedy
    • Helenas Helen
    Michael Sheen
    Michael Sheen
    • Paulas Paul
    Nina Arianda
    Nina Arianda
    • Carolas Carol
    Carla Bruni
    Carla Bruni
    • Museum Guideas Museum Guide
    Maurice Sonnenberg
    • Man at Wine Tastingas Man at Wine Tasting
    Thierry Hancisse
    Thierry Hancisse
    • 1920's Partygoeras 1920's Partygoer
    Guillaume Gouix
    Guillaume Gouix
    • 1920's Partygoeras 1920's Partygoer
    Audrey Fleurot
    Audrey Fleurot
    • 1920's Partygoeras 1920's Partygoer
    Marie-Sohna Condé
    • 1920's Partygoeras 1920's Partygoer
    • (as Marie-Sohne Condé)
    Yves Heck
    Yves Heck
    • Cole Porteras Cole Porter
    Alison Pill
    Alison Pill
    • Zelda Fitzgeraldas Zelda Fitzgerald
    Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston
    • F. Scott Fitzgeraldas F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Sonia Rolland
    Sonia Rolland
    • Joséphine Bakeras Joséphine Baker
    Corey Stoll
    Corey Stoll
    • Ernest Hemingwayas Ernest Hemingway
    • Director
      • Woody Allen
    • Writer
      • Woody Allen
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    Storyline

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    Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks he and Inez should move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s were the golden age. When Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry. —napierslogs
    • time travel romance
    • 1920s
    • nostalgia
    • reference to auguste rodin
    • art history
    • 134 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Fantasy
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for some sexual references and smoking
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Tom Hiddleston received a letter from Woody Allen, along with fifteen pages of the script, offering him the role of F. Scott Fitzgerald. "It was three sentences long," Hiddleston told Entertainment Weekly. "Dear Tom, I'm making a movie in Paris this summer. I attached some pages. I'd love for you to play the role of Scott." Hiddleston now has the letter framed and hanging up in his home office.
    • Goofs
      Zelda Fitzgerald says to Gil, "You have a glazed look in your eye, stunned, stupefied, anesthetized, lobotomized..." Lobotomies were introduced in 1935.
    • Quotes

      Man Ray: A man in love with a woman from a different era. I see a photograph!

      Luis Buñuel: I see a film!

      Gil: I see insurmountable problem!

      Salvador Dalí: I see rhinoceros!

    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.18 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Si tu Vois ma Mère
      Music by Sidney Bechet

      Lyrics by Sidney Bechet and Jean Broussolle

      Performed by Sidney Bechet

    User reviews719

    Review
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    "We'll always have Paris."
    "Paris, France is exciting and peaceful." Gertrude Stein

    Welcome to the world of Woody Allen as he has always loved it: nostalgic, romantic, imperfect, and full of hope. Midnight in Paris is one of his finest treatises on the lure and delusions of the past: Like Zelig it depicts other times, like Purple Rose of Cairo it uses magic realism to deal squarely with the present. Allen has another of his surrogates, this time Gil (Owen Wilson),who virtually experiences the past (the twenties) while dealing with the troublesome present.

    Gil, engaged to marry Inez (Rachel McAdams), is with her and her parents on business in Paris where he hopes to work on his novel while he is still a successful Hollywood writer. Although she is a materialist who would like him to become wealthy to enjoy the life his parents are used to, he dreams of escaping the hack work of LA and living in the City of Lights for inspiration, just as his idols Fitzgerald and Hemingway did in the roaring twenties.

    Well, the twenties roar back to him as he experiences their friendship and the mentoring of Gertrude Stein, among just a few of the many expatriate luminaries he meets through the magic of nostalgia. Just one of the Allen signature touches that make him the equal of great European directors such as Rohmer and Godard is opening the film with music that reflects the allure of the twenties, the romance of Paris, and his abiding love for this city: "Si Tu Vois Ma Mere" by Sidney Bechet combines jazz, the clarinet, the twenties, and Allen with a romantic nostalgia.

    Owen Wilson catches the halting diffidence of the typical Allen persona without slavishly imitating him. Yet whatever little duplication Wilson employs endears as he sweetly visits his heroes, falls in love, and comes to terms with his writer's voice and his mismatched engagement. But that engagement is the troublesome present; the past offers the chance to experience history on a human level that only someone who writes for now and reveres the past can do.

    The magic and the realism, both requiring hard work from the protagonist, lead to surprising understanding of human nature, the delusion of nostalgia and Paris, and hope for a present that brings love and inspiration.

    "For all we know, Paris might be the hottest place in the universe." (Gil)

    It's been at least a decade since I have enjoyed an Allen movie this much.
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    FAQ6

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 10, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • United States
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook (Spain)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Nửa Đêm Ở Paris
    • Filming locations
      • Church of Saint Etienne du Mont, Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Mediapro
      • Versátil Cinema
      • Gravier Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $56,817,045
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $599,003
      • May 22, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $151,672,318
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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