2 Days in Paris (2007)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Julie Delpy

Writer:

Julie Delpy (writer)

Release Date:

17 May 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

He knew Paris was for lovers. He just didn't think they were all hers.

Plot:

Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents -- and several of her ex-boyfriends.

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Culture Clash | Digit In Title | Tongue | American Abroad

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Adam Goldberg	...	Jack
Julie Delpy	...	Marion
Daniel Brühl	...	Lukas
Marie Pillet	...	Anna - Marion's Mother
Albert Delpy	...	Jeannot - Marion's Father
Aleksia Landeau	...	Rose - Marion's Sister (as Alexia Landeau)
Adan Jodorowsky	...	Mathieu
Alexandre Nahon	...	Manu (as Alex Nahon)
Charlotte Maury-Sentier	...	Robbed Lady
Vanessa Seward	...	Vanessa
Thibault De Lussy	...	Gaël
Chick Ortega	...	First Taxi Driver
Patrick Chupin	...	Taxi Driver with Jack Russel
Antar Boudache	...	Flirtatious Taxi Driver
Ludovic Berthillot	...	Racist Taxi Driver

Also Known As:

2 Tage Paris (Germany)
Deux jours à Paris (France) (literal title)
Zwei Tage Paris (Germany)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

France | Germany

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/12 | Taiwan:PG-12 (original rating) | Sweden:Btl | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:18PL | Argentina:13 | Japan:PG-12 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M | Norway:10 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Tempête Sous un Crâne

Trivia:

The characters of Marion's parents are played by Delpy's real life parents, Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Marion tells Jack she doesn't use that thermometer in the mouth, Jack spits it out and it falls near the side wall, but Marion picks it up from the bed.

Quotes:

Jack: A blow job is actually a big political event in the grand scheme of things. After all it was a blow job that destroyed any chance at a healthy democracy.

Movie Connections:

References Masculin féminin: 15 faits précis (1966)

Soundtrack:

Minor Leap

A pleasant surprise

What is it with Julie Delpy? I have only seen a hand-full of her movies but she always manages to surprise and excite. She acts brilliantly as the title character in Tarantinoesque Killing Zoë, manages to stay convincing in the far-fetched An American Werewolf in Paris and is great as a young lover in Before Sunrise and as a confident woman in the sequel Before Sunset. This brings us to 2 days in Paris which could easily be mistaken for a continuation of the Sunrise/Sunset movies. And that would be a huge mistake: 2 Days in Paris is a dialogue driven romantic comedy dissecting a couples quasi-dysfunctional relationships and how they have to come to terms with their individual imperfections to be able to truly coexist as a pair. Though that may not sound like compelling viewing its actually hugely entertaining as it dissects a million small mix-ups which can make or break a couple.

Adam Goldberg is compelling as the sarcastic yet witty American boyfriend visiting Paris for the first time with his girlfriend. What follows is a series of hugely entertaining misunderstandings involving cross cultural differences, hilarious conversations in broken French with family members and a series of unplanned rendezvous with former lovers all of which combine to drive him high up the paranoia ladder.

It's refreshing to find out that not only does Julie Delpy act brilliantly as the naive and clumsy Marion but she also directed and wrote it, heck she even composed the soundtrack.

The lasting message of this movie is although you might hate 80% of the things your lover does if you just cant live without them don't lose them