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Midnight in Paris

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
432K
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Owen Wilson 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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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
432K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,537
58
  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writer
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Owen Wilson
    • Rachel McAdams
    • Kathy Bates
  • Director
    • Woody Allen
  • Writer
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Owen Wilson
    • Rachel McAdams
    • Kathy Bates
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 735User reviews
    • 522Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 26 wins & 103 nominations total

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    Alison Pill and Tom Hiddleston in Midnight in Paris (2011)
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    Top cast

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

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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

      Gil: Would you read it?

      Ernest Hemingway: Your novel?

      Gil: Yeah, it's about 400 pages long, and I'm just looking for an opinion.

      Ernest Hemingway: My opinion is I hate it.

      Gil: Well you haven't even read it yet.

      Ernest Hemingway: If it's bad, I'll hate it because I hate bad writing, and if it's good, I'll be envious and hate all the more. You don't want the opinion of another writer.

    • 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 reviews735

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    8/10
    Ah, they don't make them like this any more
    I'd been meaning to watch Midnight in Paris for ages but, I have to confess, I was put off by the presence of Owen Wilson, who I could not really envisage as the lead in a Woody Allen film. He was actually surprisingly good though and did a decent job as the vessel from which Allen's brilliant dialogue could be heard. However, this is not an actor-driven film or even a story-driven film; its beauty lies in the simple but clever script and the easy-going laid-back style that you'd expect from a Woody Allen film all about nostalgia.

    To be fair, I can completely understand why there have been so many negative reviews of Midnight in Paris. There isn't a great deal going on superficially and the characters are all gloriously stereotypical. This doesn't matter though because, although the film is quite simple, it is at the same time wonderfully clever and thought-provoking. However, you do probably have to be in the right mood to watch it. I saw this film on a lazy Saturday afternoon and wasn't expecting too much, so when I was left both entertained and thinking about the past, the present and the future, it was a pleasant surprise. There are few films these days that still have you thinking about them several days later – this is definitely one of them. What do you want from life, with whom do you want to experience it, and why are we always so dissatisfied with where we are and what we've got? Like I say, quite thought-provoking!

    It's incredibly ironic that some critics go on about how Woody Allen films aren't anywhere near as good as they were back in the seventies and that he's a has-been pseudo-intellectual, when here he is making a film about nostalgia and poking fun at pseudo-intellectuals in both an obvious and also a more subtle manner. Midnight in Paris is full of self-parody and interesting contradictions, but not everything is immediately apparent and I believe that some viewers of the film may have simply taken it at face value and consequently been left thinking "is that it then?".

    On a slightly more negative side, I am perplexed that some people have praised the cinematography and the wonderful images of Paris in the light, in the dark and in the rain. To me, the use of colour and imagery are not too impressive and I would argue that Paris has looked far better in plenty of other films. The music can be a little annoying too – especially in the opening sequence, which seems to go on for ever!

    As I said before though, Midnight in Paris is primarily about the dialogue and the interesting ideas that it throws out to the audience. Catch them if you like, and run with them. It's a great easy-going relaxing film that'll hopefully leave you both entertained and thought- provoked.

    8/10
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    • barry_mooney
    • Oct 21, 2012

    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 5, Paris, France(steps where Gil sits before vintage Peugeot arrives)
    • 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
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    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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