Woody Allen’s recent career has been a little patchy.
The last of his films to have a lasting impact on me were Melinda and Melinda and Small Time Crooks, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
His latest effort, Midnight in Paris is an existential exploration into the historical prevalence that Paris has played in forging, harbouring and inspiring many of the greatest writers and artists the world has ever known.
From Hemmingway to Picasso, Faulkner to Dali (played by that cheeky Brody), Owen Wilson is lead around the city of the past by various notorious figureheads of modern culture, scooping him up in a magical and philosophical whirlwind tour of the City of Love...
Very charming, beautifully lit and shot, Paris is showcased at an elevated level of sophistication and aesthetic quality, brilliantly giving a snippet of the grand Paris of yesteryear.
Thematically, issues of time and memory are focused on. Allen comedically debunks the myth that the past holds the ‘golden age’ stamp of adverse quality and artistic superiority. Especially resonant is that our perceptions of 'the good old days' and the recurrent belief that they were better or more influential times is portrayed as a farce.
Lovely music too....
Allen's best film in ages, very funny, lighthearted and philosophical.
Trailer:
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