I haven't seen a movie I really loved in a long time, but on Saturday we rented on demand, Woody Allen's latest flick, Midnight in Paris. Have you ever wanted to time travel? Be a part of another era? Meet interesting writers, composers, painters, models? The main character in this last film does just that. In the most romantic city in the world, he likes to take long walks in the rain at midnight. My kind of romance. His wife and her family, jaded, self-righteous Americans, do not understand why he would give up screen play writing to want to write a novel while living in Paris. Move over, I will go to the 8th arrondisement anytime, live, write and walk in the rain. To add a layer of wonderfulness, he also gets to meet Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, Cole Porter, Salvadore Dali, Gertrude Stein, and a beautiful French model he falls in love with. It is a romantic comedy that sends the Americans home packing, sets Gil up with a potential French romance, and gives us all a glimpse into the Golden Age, no matter which one you think it is. I would give it a five-star for creativity without overkill on unwanted sex scenes, and who knows maybe you will even learn something.
I loved this movie so much that I saw it twice! The costumes and settings were fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI LOVED that movie! We saw it in the theater, but I want to watch it again at home. Glad you had a nice date night with your hubbby :-)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see this one!
ReplyDeleteDate night at home sounds unusual but could be fun.
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