Saturday 15 October 2011

Midnight in Paris










The recently released Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris was intriguing to watch. The opening scenes of cinematography of Paris were beautiful of course. I particularly liked the continuous run of the scenes of Paris in the rain, which reminded of the last time I went to Paris for the weekend and it rained constantly for 3 days straight. I found myself agreeing with the protagonist, on Paris looking more beautiful when it is raining.
I liked the unexpected cast, the constant cultural discussions and the references to influential creative’s of the past. I particularly enjoyed the discussion about past nostalgia of chasing a golden age and the constant desire and search to situate oneself in a past time. My favourite part was a scene in a Parisian bar, in which Josephine Baker is performing, it was simply mesmerizing. I found the film surprising and surreal, but delightful.