![]() ![]() Jenna Lang, account executive at the travel-focused PR company Decker/Royal, put it best: “Definitely a bit of a cliche, but the best kind.”Īmélie (which also goes by the longer title “Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain”) is a romantic comedy directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou as the titular character. Karen Reb Rudel, who owns the walking tour company Sight Seekers Delight, says the city only matches the romance depicted in Midnight in Paris “if you have a lover or a partner who is romantic.” Traub adds that, while the movie is entertaining, it gives the impression of an all white city where everyone lives a glamorous life of wealth and comfort centered around touristy locations. However, it should be noted that not everyone is a fan. “It just makes you want to visit Paris and explore.” “It was obviously created by someone who loves Paris, and it shows off the city without overtly romanticizing it,” Norah says. It also avoids the (often untrue) rude Parisian stereotype. ![]() Midnight in Paris shows a city that’s perfect for walking in all weather - something that’s just as true in real life, says Laurence Norah, the travel blogger and photographer behind Finding the Universe. “I found it brilliant, especially when it comes to the history aspect of not only the city but the American culture and how much more elegant it was in the past.” “I watched Midnight in Paris before traveling there myself,” says Will Hatton, founder of the travel blog The Broke Backpacker. The romantic comedy follows a screenwriter played by Owen Wilson as he travels back in time to meet famous writers from history who decamped to the city in the 1920s, like Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Gertrude Stein. It’s really a co-starring character.”įor Americans, few films are as synonymous with Paris as the 2011 movie Midnight in Paris. It doesn’t use the city as a prop, in other words. I’m not even sure there’s a shot of the Eiffel Tower (though I may be misremembering). “It’s a real love letter to the city, showing its diverse textures and complexity rather than portraying it in caricatural terms. “Having lived in Paris for a long time, the film also struck me for its lush realism,” Traub says. The movie touches on some cliches - Cleo seems to embody the superficial and self-indulgent Parisian “gamine,” Traub says, and there’s plenty of cafe scenes of people smoking - yet there’s depth to the film that makes it personable. ![]() Plus, the footage of Paris is haunting and beautiful.” Without wishing to spoil the plot, what starts out as a seemingly lighthearted portrait of a young woman with ‘diva-ish’ tendencies quickly transforms into a poignant meditation on mortality, personal fragility and human connection. “It follows a young aspiring singer, Cléo, as she goes through the motions of a typical day in Paris, from a hat shop to her apartment, the streets of Montparnasse to a city park. “It’s considered an early masterpiece of French New Wave cinema, alongside Francois Truffaut’s 400 Blows,” says Courtney Traub, editor of Paris Unlocked. Released in 1962, Cleo from 5 to 7 is a classic French film about a woman waiting on cancer test results. ![]()
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