Paris Manhattan (2012)

Directed by Sophie Lellouche
Screenplay by Sophie Lellouche
Starring: Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel, Yannick Soulier, Woody Allen
Release date: 18 July 2012 (Belgium)
Running time: 77 minutes
Country: France
Budget: $5,300,000
Box office: $2,873,185

"Paris-Manhattan" is a romantic comedy film directed and written by Sophie Lellouche. The story is about Alice who has been an obsessed Woody Allen fan since she was fifteen and has seen all his movies and talks to his poster alone in her room.

Cast

• Alice Taglioni as Alice
• Patrick Bruel as Victor
• Marine Delterme as Helen
• Yannick Soulier as Vincent
• Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Pierre
• Michel Aumont as Alice's Father
• Marie-Christine Adam as Nicole
• Woody Allen as himself

When I'd got to know that the film is about an obsession with Woody Allen, I decided to watch it right away as its theme was close to me. And it still is: genius of Woody Allen is obvious. Light vein of humour, ingenious plots and a little of lightness - here he is. I don't remember that even once Woody Allen's films didn't save me from something - they have always done.

"Paris Manhattan" is the first feature film by Sophie Lellouche and unless I'm mistaken the last. As for me, her picture reminds a work of Woody Allen but can't come near to it.

Advantages

• Woody Allen
• An interesting plot

Disadvantages

• Looks a little like Woody Allen's work

"Strangenesses"

• The sister who takes away anything Alice wants

Clue Moments

• Woody Allen's poster
• Woody Allen

Be obsessed with someone who is better than you is wholesome and useful because it makes you try to be better. An actor, a director, an artist, a politician - no matter who. Probably you will never meet this person in reality: unfortunately and fortunately at the same time. This way, your image of the object of passion will never change and you won't become disillusioned.

Soundtracks

1. Christopher Franke - Can I Have This Dance
2. Count Basie - Back to the Apple
3. Côme Aguiar - Vincent
4. Declan Flynn - Come Down
5. Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Bregman Orchestra  - Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
6. George Ides - Somewhere There's a Someone
7. Laurent Korcia, Jean-Michel Bernard, Paris Symphonic Orchestra - Farfouillage à l'insu de son plein gré
8. Laurent Korcia, Jean-Michel Bernard, Paris Symphonic Orchestra - Mais c'est lui!
9. Laurent Korcia, Jean-Michel Bernard, Paris Symphonic Orchestra - Peut-être pas le bon
10. Laurent Korcia, Jean-Michel Bernard, Paris Symphonic Orchestra - Première rencontre
11. Laurent Korcia, Jean-Michel Bernard, Paris Symphonic Orchestra - Reprise en main
12. Laurent Korcia, Jean-Michel Bernard, Paris Symphonic Orchestra - Retour de soirée
13. Laurent Korcia, Jean-Michel Bernard, Paris Symphonic Orchestra - Un jeune pas de deux
14. Laurent Korcia, Jean-Michel Bernard, Paris Symphonic Orchestra - Variation pour Laurent K
15. Stéphane Guillaume, Marc Dust - Blue Note Bossa
16. Stéphane Guillaume, Marc Dust - Night in Copacabana

Quotations

* * *

Victor: Gods don't love - they let you love them.

* * *

Victor: Your dreams are banal. Reality offers better than that.

* * *

You may see the trailer here.

Plot: 7/10

Entertainment: 6/10

Acting: 6/10

Originality: 8/10

Music and Sound: 5/10

6/10