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| Nelson_Mandela 06/11/19 11:06:33 PM #340: | #101. Midnight in Paris https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Midnight_in_Paris_Poster.jpg Dir: Woody Allen Genre: Fantasy, Comedy Year: 2011 I am going to make the argument that Midnight in Paris is Woody Allen's best screenplay. I'm not necessarily saying it's his best movie, but the script itself is so chock-full of Lost Generation literary and artistic references that it alone is up there with some of the great works of modern literature. It's truly a love letter to Paris and all its dreamlike glory. Midnight in Paris is written almost like a James Joyce novel. Some surreal meanderings that may or not actually be happening inside the protagonist's brain all while walking around lonely cobblestone streets. I am a huge fan of that 1920s Parisian artistic/literary culture, so it was awesome to see people like Hemingway and Fitzgerald come to life in ways that you'd imagine them being. The movie goes deeper into this idealization of eras, leading to a really great "lesson" that you seldom get in Woody Allen movies. But it's a welcome change. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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