Midnight in Paris (2011)

• Year: 2011
• Released: 10 Jun 2011
• Country: Spain, United States, France
• Adwords: Won 1 Oscar. 26 wins & 103 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1605783/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Midnight_in_Paris
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/midnight-in-paris
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, French, Spanish, German
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
• Runtime: 94 min
• Writer: Woody Allen
• Director: Woody Allen
• Cast: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates
• Keywords: based on novel or book, paris, france, detective, time travel, forbidden love,

	7.7/10
	81/100
	93% – Critics
	83% – Audience

Midnight in Paris Storyline

Pasadena-based Gil Pender would rather be a novelist than the hack–albeit successful screenwriter–that he is. A romantic at heart, Gil has little in common with his fiancée Inez or her wealthy conservative parents–she is much like them–whom Gil and Inez are with in Paris, accompanying them on her father’s extended business trip. Gil, against Inez’s sensibilities, would love to live in Paris so that he could write his novel full time, that novel which is a fantasy of his own life, complete in wanting to live in what he considers the golden era, 1920s Paris. Gil also has little in common with Inez’s friends, most specifically Paul and Carol Bates–professor Paul, who Gil believes is pedantic as someone who spouts off everything about anything, but who Inez believes is brilliant. One evening while Inez ditches Gil for an evening out with Paul, Gil gets picked up by a group of party-goers in a 1920s vintage vehicle, who invite him along to their party. At the party, Gil meets a couple named Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, their names which he initially believes is coincidence. He quickly comes to the realization that he has been transported back to 1920s Paris and the two are indeed the couple famed in literature. On subsequent evenings, Gil comes to the realization that he can travel back to this, his dream setting, at midnight every night at that exact location transported by that 1920s vehicle. Subsequently, he meets and befriends the elite of Paris arts and culture of the time, including Cole Porter, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, and Salvador Dalí. Gil initially plans to share this revelation with Inez, until he meets Adriana, a muse of Picasso’s. There is a seeming mutual attraction between Adriana and Gil. Although he would love for his midnight trips to last forever, his time especially with Adriana shows Gil what he truly is striving for in his present twenty-first century life.

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Midnight in Paris Movie Reviews

Paris – where passion for living and for loving become your sole reality.

Woody Allen’s love letter to romance and Paris in the 1920s, with its nucleus of historic artists and writers drawn to the city by its beauty and irresistible forces of creative gravity.

Human nature often pines for the romance and nostalgia of an earlier era, but one (hopefully) discovers that the “golden age” can be our world today, should we choose to recognize and explore its existence around us.

One of Woody Allen’s most universally appealing films laced with subtle humor, and memorable cinematography. The keys to his protagonist role are handed over to Owen Wilson for this excursion into a Parisian daydream fantasy (that sets sail every nite at midnight).

Superb supporting cast delivers as does Allen’s direction and pacing of the film – On my “5 Favorite Woody Allen Films” list, and highly recommended.

Bravissimo, Monsieur Woody!

I had been eagerly anticipating Midnight in Paris ever since it came out. The concept seemed interesting, the cast on paper were great and I loved a lot of Woody Allen’s early work(Annie Hall, Manhattan and Crimes and Misdemeanours come to mind). And I wasn’t let down at all.

To me Midnight in Paris is Allen’s most sustained and most enjoyable movie in about 15 years. I personally would’ve loved for it to have been a tad longer, however with that there is much to like about Midnight in Paris.

Starting off so promisingly with a gorgeous opening montage, one of my personal favourite beginnings to a Woody Allen movie actually, Midnight in Paris with its striking locations/scenery, beautiful colours and skilled cinematography is a very well made movie.

Also, its soundtrack has a nostalgic and appropriately romantic feel to it. And the story is always interesting, it is splendidly dotty in its construction which ensures it is never overly-comic or overly-serious, but what made the story interesting for me were the literary and painterly references, it helps to know some of them but even those I didn’t know were done in an informative rather than heavy-handed way.

The characters like with many other Allen movies are examples of those you are not sure whether you would like, but learn to by the end. Owen Wilson’s character is particularly true to this. Allen’s direction is always assured, but aside from the opening montage and the references Midnight in Paris’s remarkable selling point was the script, the comedy is savvy, the romantic elements are yearning and the questions asked are done in an affectionate manner.

I don’t have much to criticise the acting either. Owen Wilson in the central role was unexpected casting for me, but it was unexpected casting that paid off for he is delightful here. Rachel McAdams is suitably shrewish and Marion Cotillard is alluring and intelligent. Michael Sheen and Kathy Bates are rock-solid as usual.

Overall, a wonderful movie. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Literary Fantasy not my taste but I won’t hold it against the movie

Gil (Owen Wilson) is on a trip to Paris with his fiancée Inez (Rachel McAdams) and her rich conservative family. One night, Gil takes a walk by himself as Inez goes dancing with her friends. A car stops and picks up Gil who is a little tipsy. He ends up in a party in the 1920s with some literary luminaries of the times. He’s an amateur writer and is in awe of the company. He can’t seem to take Inez there, but he goes back every night to see his new found friends especially Adriana (Marion Cotillard).

This must be what a fantasy looks like to the literary set. There is a lack of tension. This is more lyrical and more whimsical. The real world holds no interest for me, and I couldn’t care less if Gil walks away from it all. My solution would be to fuse the characters Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) and Adriana together. The fantasy world isn’t real enough for me. Gil is constantly in awe. It feels like a costume party with all the literary name dropping. It’s not really my field of expertise and I may be missing a lot. It is however very well done with Owen Wilson’s great wide-eyed character.