Year: 2011
Director/Writer: Woody Allen
Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard
My rating: 4.5
Watch situation: with 137 at Bunkamura Theather in Shibuya
Everybody should have their golden age. In this movie, Gil (Owen Wilson) who is the main character dreams about living in Paris. His golden age would be 1920s in Paris with rain. The idea of making this concept that everybody has their golden age into a movie is a great accomplishment. I envy Woody’s golden eyes that observes and creates this concept into a movie.
The movie starts with the variety of views of Paris, and it last about 5 minutes. From this start, I could get the sense that this movie will be good one. There are some places that I recognized. They reminded me when I visited there. Actually I didn’t find that Paris was that attractive, but maybe there is something that attracts artists.
I wonder how Woody gets these images and ideas. Creative, funny, and it has a life lesson tips. On top of that, it thought me many famous people and the history. With a tiny knowledge of history, I could hardly understand all of them, but it’s not the point of this movie. As far as you follow Gil’s character and could synchronize your thought with him, you will find this movie a divine. I should had taken notes of who I didn’t know from the movie… well it was impossible in the dark theater.
First of all, who is Gertrude Stein (Cathy Bates)? I’ve never heard of her. She has a salon that Fitzgerald, Picasso, and Hemingway and so on. I need to check up. Adriana who was with Picasso at first, is very pretty. Marion Cotillard plays her role.
Owen Wilson must have done a lot of work to act like woody. He did a great job!! Sometimes he looked just like Woody. When I saw the poster first time, when I didn’t know who was the main character, I thought the man in the middle was Robert Redford, but it was Owen. He is a great actor. I wish he keeps playing in Woody’s movie.
Marion Cotillard was in the movie "Inception" too.
