Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Owen Wilson | ... | Gil | |
Rachel McAdams | ... | Inez | |
Kurt Fuller | ... | John | |
Mimi Kennedy | ... | Helen | |
Michael Sheen | ... | Paul | |
Nina Arianda | ... | Carol | |
Carla Bruni | ... | Museum Guide | |
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Maurice Sonnenberg | ... | Man at Wine Tasting |
Thierry Hancisse | ... | 1920's Partygoer | |
Guillaume Gouix | ... | 1920's Partygoer | |
Audrey Fleurot | ... | 1920's Partygoer | |
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Marie-Sohna Condé | ... | 1920's Partygoer (as Marie-Sohne Condé) |
Yves Heck | ... | Cole Porter | |
Alison Pill | ... | Zelda Fitzgerald | |
Tom Hiddleston | ... | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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. Written by napierslogs
As crazy as it may be, this is the first Allen film I have ever seen, and after watching this, I am definitely going to watch all of his others. This kind of film makes me wonder how we can be happy with rom coms where we know the films entire plot from the advert. I was completely caught by surprise at the romantic, clever, intriguing, funny, interesting and thoroughly well written script. I had no idea about the plot and was happily led by Wilson's character into the depths of Paris' magical midnight strike. Other actor's involved did a great job too. I was particularly impressed with McAdams as it just adds to her ability to play any role. I think overall I'm simply in awe at the film. It's a classic. A really refreshing idea, gently portrayed in an almost realistic way, like this French magic really does exist. The music and scenery adds to the charm of the film and the subtle humour is a nice touch too. I would definitely recommend this to anyone and will watch this over and over again for years to come. Along with Manhattan, Match Point, Annie Hall....