Paris-Manhattan (2012)

Alice, a Woody Allen-obsessed pharmacist and hopeless romantic, meets a charming man named Victor but has trouble committing to him.

Director:

Sophie Lellouche

Writer:

Sophie Lellouche (scenario and dialogue)

Stars:

Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel, Marine Delterme

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alice Taglioni	...	Alice
Patrick Bruel	...	Victor
Marine Delterme	...	Hélène
Michel Aumont	...	Isaac - Le Père
Marie-Christine Adam	...	Nicole - La Mère
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing	...	Pierre
Margaux Chatelier	...	Laura
Yannick Soulier	...	Vincent
Arsène Mosca	...	Arthur
Gladys Cohen	...	Madame 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:

woody allen | paris france | alarm system | love | pharmacist | 

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Taglines:

Two cities. One hopeless romantic.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

18 July 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

Paris-Manhattan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,031,682

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vendôme Production, France 2 Cinéma, SND Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Woody Allen's first acting role since Scoop (2006) six years earlier.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

At the start of the final credits, there is a brief clip of Alice and Victor on the scooter riding through a park.

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Connections

References Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

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Soundtracks

Teenage
Written by Charles Harper
Performed by U.K. Subs (as UK Subs)

User Reviews

.. you will not remember much.. but her.

You will watch the movie, and time will pass.. and the only thing you will remember is her. It's what makes this film fantasy.. no way this woman could ever go years without men constantly being on her trail. There is not a scene of which she is on-screen that you are not drawn to watch only-her... and you really don't care much at all what she is saying.. you are just there captivated.