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Synopsis

This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It’s about a young man’s great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better. It stars Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, and Carla Bruni, among others. —Cannes Film Festival

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Woody Allen

Actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright Woody Allen redefined film comedy during the 1970s, bringing a new measure of sophistication and personal complexity to the form. Born Allen Stewart Konigsberg in Brooklyn, NY, on December 1, 1935, he adopted his stage name at the age of 17, and in 1953 enrolled in NYU’s film program, and soon dropping out of school to begin writing for comedian David Alber. Two years later, Allen graduated to writing for television; during his five-year in television, his efforts won him an Emmy nomination. He eventually decided to try his hand as a stand-up performer. After slowly gaining a reputation on the New York-club circuit, he became a frequent talk show guest and in 1964 issued his self-titled debut comedy LP. With 1966’s What’s Up, Tiger Lily?, a puckish re-tooling of a Japanese spy thriller complete with his own story line and dubbed English dialogue, he made his directorial debut. In 1969 Allen directed two short films for a CBS television special… read more

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nowhere_fast

6May12

I've tried so much to enjoy it, even watched it twice, but all of this was so expected, I practlly knew all the history just watching the first 20 minutes... But that's ok, good film, in the end. But so expected...

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Cihan Aydın

5May12

It became a single Woody Allen film for me which makes me wish it went on more couple hours. It was an unique experience within his last films. I didn't get it insincere like Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Marvelous!

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Eingya

25Apr12

A sweet, funny and delicate movie. I loved it.

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Arthur Freitas

24Apr12

Obrigado, Woody Allen, por mais um filme delicioso.

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By David Hudson on January 24, 2012

Hugo and The Artist lead, but there are also a few surprises here.

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Cannes 2011. Relax and Take Note: Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris"

By Daniel Kasman on May 13, 2011

Earlier this week I was lobbed a cinematic soft ball, but instead of pitying the lack of a challenge I would like to instead praise the pitcher

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Cannes 2011. Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris"

By David Hudson on May 11, 2011

Updated through 5/21. "Film festival opening night films are famously cursed objects," writes Scott Foundas for the Film Society of Lincoln

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Anticipating Cannes 2011.

By David Hudson on April 13, 2011

While we anxiously await tomorrow morning's announcement of the official lineup for the 64th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, running

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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Blu-Ray Review

By Twitchfilm.com on December 24, 2011
If there’s one thing I got from watching Woody Allen’s latest, it’s that I hope this won’t be the last collaboration between the writer-director and actor Owen Wilson. Wilson is surprisingly an effective
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Weinberg Reviews MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
As far as old-school movie geeks are concerned, it is those who love Woody Allen the most who hold him to the highest standard. So when I offer the opinion that the outrageously prolific filmmaker has
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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Review

By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
“Midnight in Paris” is, without question, the best Woody Allen film I’ve seen in the past decade.And, I should stop right there. As I was setting out to catch the screening of “Midnight in Paris”, it occurred
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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Review

By Twitchfilm.com on June 3, 2011
[Midnight in Paris expands across the U.S. today, still in limited release. Since that includes my home base of Dallas, Texas, I’m reposting my review from a couple of weeks ago.]Beginning with a montage
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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 20, 2011
Beginning with a montage that resembles nothing so much as a parody of Woody Allen montages, Midnight in Paris asserts its personality slowly. The graceful photographic preamble concludes and the voice
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Woody Allen's MIDNIGHT IN PARIS To Open Cannes 2011

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
It really wasn’t all that long ago that it appeared Woody Allen was done. His personal life had turned him into tabloid fodder and his output through the early 2000’s consisted of a non-stop string of
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Meia-Noite em Paris, de Woody Allen

By Leonard​o Mascaro on March 30, 2012

Atualmente, poucos são os diretores que podem se dar ao luxo de lançar um filme por ano, e ainda assim manter o nível de qualidade lá em cima, nos surpreendendo com filmes sempre acima da média, e…  read review

Hold your nose

By Ogier de Beausea​nt on March 12, 2012

Midnight in Paris 2011
Directed and written by Woody Allen
Woody’s patented dreck masquerading as fantasy romance borrows from Mark Twain for one, to have a Woody doppelgänger…  read review

Midnight In Paris ; Ini bukan sebuah review, ini surat cinta saya kepada Midnight In Paris

By Alvi Ifthikh​ar on January 31, 2012

Sebelumnya saya harus memberikan peringatan, saya jatuh cinta habis-habisan, mungkin pun saya tidak menulis ulasan ini dengan akal sehat. Midnight In Paris sudah terlampau jauh menyeret saya ke pusaran…  read review

A lovely confection

By Michael Harbour on January 19, 2012

A charming , funny bon bon.

Roger Ebert said in reviewing the film: "I’m wearying of movies that are for “everybody” – which means, nobody in particular." “Midnight in Paris” is most definitely…  read review

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