We went out to the flicks tonight, the first time I’ve been to see a film for absolutely yonks. Of course, Midnight in Paris is a Woody Allen film and his films are not to everyone’s taste. They aren’t always great but more often than not I really enjoy them.
Midnight in Paris was a bit like a big advert for Paris, if you haven’t been able to visit then you’ll probably find the whole thing interesting just as a way of seeing the place.
Gil is a successful Hollywood screenwriter, and he’s in Paris with his fiancee Inez and her ghastly parents. At first I thought it was going to be a difficult film to like because none of the characters were at all likeable, but it wasn’t long before lots of wonderful artistic people from the past made their entrances. Gil mentions that he would have loved to have lived in Paris in the 1920s and it isn’t long before he is whisked into the past and meets up with Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Picasso, Dali, Man Ray – to name a few. I suppose it’s a hackneyed sort of a fantasy, but still very watchable.
A flick with vintage cars, flapper dresses and Paris added up to a good night out. They do say that the only thing wrong with Paris is that it’s full of French people! I couldn’t possibly comment.
It has taken about nine months for Midnight in Paris to reach the Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy and it’s only on for one more night – February, 14th – today. It’s worthwhile going out on a dark, cold night to see it!
I saw this movie a few months ago and liked it much better than I thought I was going to. Woody Allen’s aren’t always guaranteed good films. It was fun and a little sad and Paris is a beautiful city.
Joan,
I like Woody Allen in general but his films can be a bit ‘curate’s eggish’ and some are just a bit strange. I think he must have really enjoyed making this one, I suppose he really would have liked to have been in Paris in the 1920s with all that jazz and ragtime!