2 Days in Paris (2007)

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:

Tongue | Butcher | Culture Clash | Market | Directed By Star

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Julie Delpy	...	Marion
Adam Goldberg	...	Jack
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 woman
Vanessa Seward	...	Vanessa
Thibault De Lussy	...	Gaël
Chick Ortega	...	First taxi driver
Patrick Chupin	...	Taxi driver with dog
Antar Boudache	...	Arab taxi driver
Ludovic Berthillot	...	Racist taxi driver
Hubert Toint	...	Music-loving taxi driver
Sandra Berrebi	...	Sandra
Arnaud Beunaiche	...	Edouard
Claude Harold	...	Micha Sisinsky
Benjamin Baroche	...	Doctor
Jean-Baptiste Puech	...	Fireman 1
Clément Rouault	...	Fireman 2
Nanou Benhamou	...	Fast-food employee
Emma Piesse	...	Emma
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Verónica Redondo Moreno		(as Verónica R. Moreno)

Directed by
Julie Delpy

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Julie Delpy		writer

Produced by
Julie Delpy	....	co-producer
Ulf Israel	....	co-producer
Nikolaus Lohmann	....	executive producer
Christophe Mazodier	....	producer
Charles Paviot	....	line producer
Thierry Potok	....	producer
Tilo Seiffert	....	executive producer
Werner Wirsing	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Julie Delpy

Cinematography by
Lubomir Bakchev

Film Editing by
Julie Delpy

Casting by
Fabienne Bichet

Art Direction by
Barbara Marc

Costume Design by
Stéphane Rollot

Makeup Department
Suzanne Benoit	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Etienne Boussac	....	post-production supervisor
Laurence Deray	....	unit manager
Fatima Hélimi-Muller	....	assistant unit manager
Emmanuel Mazodier	....	unit manager runner

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katia Potok	....	second assistant director
Dylan Talleux	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Albert Delpy	....	artwork
Soraya Mangin	....	assistant to art director

Sound Department
Oliver Barth	....	adr editor
Oliver Barth	....	dialog editor
Nicolas Cantin	....	sound recordist
Thomas Gastinel	....	boom operator
Jörg Höhne	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sebastian Morsch	....	supervising sound editor
Robin Pohle	....	sound editor
Günther Röhn	....	foley artist
Sven Serfling	....	sound editor
Julien Sicart	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Vera Jeske	....	digital colorist
Nhat Phong Tran	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Cécile Carassou	....	second assistant camera
Julie Delpy	....	additional still photographer
Catherine Faux	....	still photographer
Adam Goldberg	....	additional still photographer
Pierre-Yves Le Mée	....	key grip
Mathieu Normand	....	assistant camera
Fabrice Sebille	....	steadicam operator
Mathieu Szpiro	....	electrician
Jérémie Tondowski	....	key grip

Editorial Department
Etienne Boussac	....	additional editor
Jeffrey M. Werner	....	additional editor

Music Department
Klaus Frers	....	music supervisor
Uwe Lerch	....	music supervisor
Tobias Lorenz	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Natacha Drion	....	production assistant
Charles Jodoin-Keaton	....	script supervisor
Eva Lenz	....	motion graphic artist
Christine Renaud	....	administrator

Thanks
Albert Delpy	....	thanks
Marie Pillet	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Tempête Sous un Crâne (co-production)
• 3L Filmproduktion (co-production)
• Back Up Media
• Polaris Films

Distributors

• Bir Film (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• 3L Filmverleih (2007) (Austria) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Albatros Film (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• DNC Entertainment (2007) (Italy) (all media)
• Impacto Cine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Merica Media (2007) (Australia) (all media)
• Merica Media (2007) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Moonlight Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• NonStop Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• Red Envelope Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Rézo Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Works, The (2007) (UK) (all media)
• Xenix Filmdistribution (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Rézo Films  domestic sales

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:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

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.

Quotes:

Marion: It's not your dick that's too big for French condoms. It's your ego that's too big for French condoms. And... and Italian, too.

Movie Connections:

References M (1931)

Soundtrack:

Minor Leap

A Nutshell Review: 2 Days in Paris

I actually did spend two days in Paris, back in August 2004, and did all the touristy things one could do in those short 48 hours, like visit the unmissable landmarks such as Le Tour Eiffel, visited babes Mona Lisa and Venus at the Louvre, tried to look for the hunchback at Notre Dame, paid my respects at Napoleon's casket, and ended the night partying after a dinner watching a French revue.

But no, I didn't have a Julie Delpy to romance, or to hang out with. Written and directed (and edited!) by Julie Delpy, comparisons to the Richard Linklater twin combo Before Sunrise and Before Sunset are inevitable, because firstly, they star Delpy, and secondly, the characters hit off into interesting chatter that grabs our attention, albeit this one takes place over a longer period of reel time over 48 hours versus the combined 24 hours that the Before movies offered. But before you shout "rip off" and discredit Delpy's effort as another Linklater clone, I can safely say there are distinct differences between the movies, and that while Linklater's had a kind of dreamy romanticism to his, Delphy's 2 Days in Parissomehow had a more realistic, grittier, down to earth look and feel (no offense to Linklater, whose movies I mentioned I just adore too), tackling a key issue in relationship, and that's honesty.

In fact, you'd wonder if honesty (100% no holds barred revelations) can offer you less headache, particularly when your partner has to discover some parts of you that you want hidden away, either for reasons of being ashamed, or just because you want to protect him/her from possible hurt when they find out the truth. Truth usually has a funny way of getting back at you, in presenting themselves usually at the less than ideal situations, open to being misconstrued, and misunderstood. Kind of having a negative vibe to it all, doesn't it? Adam Goldberg plays Jack, who's into a two year relationship with Delpy's Marion. While enjoying a whirlwind holiday in Europe, they decided to make a pit stop in Paris to visit Mario's folks Anna and Jeannot (Marie Pillet and Albert Delpy, Julie Delpy's real life parents playing her reel ones in the movie), before flying back home to New York. That's the basic premise, with Jack being brought around Paris by Marion, as well as to catch up (or rather providing the opportunity) with Marion's friends, which inevitably involves ex-boyfriends. While at first being quite magnanimous, Jack will confront his fears and ego-busting situations when he starts to realize in his own warped perception that Marion may well be the village bicycle, having ridden with/on/by every male they come into contact with.

I never thought I'd laugh my way through the movie, as from the get go, 2 Days in Paris contains extremely witty dialogue in rapid fire, and almost every character gets into the act, either intentionally (like Jack and his constant sarcasm), or through various situations the couple get into. Cab rides aren't like Linklater's Before Sunset where the lovebirds take the time to understand each other, gaze and whisper sweet nothings. Cab rides here means opportunity for insane dialogue, insults, and even being hit upon! It was so much fun that I'd actually wanted the couple to take more cab rides. Bringing on the laughs too was Marion's/Delpy's dad, a Frenchman who cannot speak English, which provides cross-cultural / language barrier comedy with Goldberg's Jack, and being the old man that he is, peppers his conversations and actions with so much sexual innuendo it'll probably make you blush. That scene in the art gallery is just to die for, if you pay close attention to the art pieces. Dad definitely stole the show each time he appeared on screen.

But fun and laughter aside, this movie as it turns out, is a very keen, and introspective look at modern day love and relationships. That voice-over by Delpy towards the end, somehow struck a bell within me, and I'd think most of us who have been hurt in the same way, may share the same thoughts too. And for that bit of sincerity and recognition of a probable perennial issue of the cycle of love-lost-found-is-he/she-the-one-pondering, this Julie Deply movie is a definite winner. Kudos too to Adam Goldberg for being a likable unlikeable fella providing ample, believable repartee to carry the movie through. Highly recommended, don't miss this movie! And book your tickets early too, as it has been playing to full houses!