Which 2011 Woody Allen directed film is set in France?
"Sisters"", at $40 million. As of 2016, ""Midnight in Paris"" is the highest-grossing film directed by Woody Allen, with $151 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. ""Midnight in Paris"" received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 93%, based on 208 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""It may not boast the depth of his classic films, but the sweetly sentimental ""Midnight in Paris"" is funny and charming enough to satisfy Woody Allen fans."" The film has received Allen's best reviews and score on the site since 1994's"
"the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United States on May 20, 2011. The film opened to critical acclaim and has commonly been cited as one of Allen's best films in recent years. In 2012, the film won both the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay; and was nominated for three other Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Art Direction. In 2010, Gil Pender, a successful but creatively unfulfilled Hollywood screenwriter, and his fiancée Inez, are in Paris vacationing with Inez's wealthy, conservative parents. Gil is struggling"
"Wings of Life Wings of Life (known as Pollen in France and Hidden Beauty: A Love Story That Feeds the Earth in the United Kingdom) is a 2011 French-American nature documentary film directed by Louis Schwartzberg and released by Disneynature. It was released theatrically in France on March 16, 2011, with narration by Melanie Laurent, and in home media markets across the US on April 16, 2013, with narration by Meryl Streep. The film's synopsis states: The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in North America as ""Wings of Life"" on April 16,"
"playing the environmentalist Marie, alongside Jean Dujardin and François Cluzet. In 2011, Cotillard starred in Woody Allen's ""Midnight in Paris"" alongside Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson and Kathy Bates, as Adriana, a fictionalized mistress of Pablo Picasso with whom Owen Wilson's character, Gil, falls in love. The film made US$151 million worldwide on a US$17 million budget. She appeared with Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Matt Damon in Steven Soderbergh's thriller film ""Contagion"" (2011). She also ranked on the top of ""Le Figaro""s 2011 list of the highest paid actors in France in 2010, the first time in nine"
"2013. Wings of Life Wings of Life (known as Pollen in France and Hidden Beauty: A Love Story That Feeds the Earth in the United Kingdom) is a 2011 French-American nature documentary film directed by Louis Schwartzberg and released by Disneynature. It was released theatrically in France on March 16, 2011, with narration by Melanie Laurent, and in home media markets across the US on April 16, 2013, with narration by Meryl Streep. The film's synopsis states: The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in North America as ""Wings of Life"" on April"
"one of the highest-grossing Woody Allen movies. Adjusted for inflation it falls behind ""Annie Hall"" (1977) and ""Manhattan"" (1979), and possibly also one or two of his early comedies. ""Midnight in Paris"" (2011) surpassed its box office as well. The film was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. ""Hannah and Her Sisters"" has a 'fresh' 91% Rotten Tomatoes rating and an average score of 8.5/10 based on the reviews of 56 critics. It also has a 90/100 weighted average score on Metacritic, which translates to ""universal acclaim"". The film received seven Academy Award nominations including Best"
"of 2011 was a supporting role in Woody Allen's ""Midnight in Paris"". Allen noted that ""Michael had to do the pseudo-intellectual, the genuine intellectual, the pedant, and he came in and nailed it from the start"". Sheen enjoyed playing ""someone who's just absolutely got no sense that he's overstepping the mark or that he's being a bore."" The film opened the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and became Allen's highest-grossing film to date. Also in 2011, Sheen starred in ""Beautiful Boy"", an independent drama focusing on the aftermath of a school shooting, voiced the enigmatic and mysterious villain House in the"
"budget came from the United Kingdom and 10% from the Czech Republic. Filming started on 18 October 2010. The film closed the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The French release was 17 August 2011 through Le Pacte. It also premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2011. The Beloved (2011 film) Beloved () is a 2011 French film written and directed by Christophe Honoré, starring Catherine Deneuve, Miloš Forman, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Paul Schneider, Michel Delpech and Chiara Mastroianni. The story is set in the 1960s through the 2000s in Paris, Reims, Montreal, Prague and London. While"
"Carnage (2011 film) Carnage is a 2011 black comedy-drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the Tony Award-winning play ""God of Carnage"" by French playwright Yasmina Reza. The screenplay is by Reza and Polanski. The film is an international co-production of France, Germany, Poland, and Spain. It stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly. In the film, presented in a classic case of much ado about nothing, two sets of parents try to resolve a situation in a civilised manner. But, the actual matter aside, it is their own idiosyncrasies that rise to the surface."
"Q (2011 film) Q is a 2011 French drama film directed by Laurent Bouhnik. It was released in the United States as ""Desire"". Set in Cheg, France and in a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people are turned upside down after they meet Cecile, a character who symbolizes desire. Cecile is a 20-year-old woman whose father recently died and she sets about to bury her grief by having sexual relations with various lovers of people that she knows and doesn't know. Chance is Cecile's boyfriend and a petty criminal who loves her, but"
"Tomboy (2011 film) Tomboy is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma. The story follows a 10-year-old tomboy, Laure, who moves during the summer holiday with her family to a new neighborhood. At that time of life, when everything is still open, she experiments with her gender identity. The film opened to positive reviews, with critics praising the directing and the performers, particularly Zoé Héran as the lead. The film explores a theme of ambiguous gender. Writer/director Céline Sciamma said, ""The movie is ambiguous about Mikael's feelings for Lisa. It plays with the confusion. I wanted"
"personal life is as messy as his books are carefully plotted."" Unforgivable (2011 film) Unforgivable () is a 2011 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring André Dussollier, Carole Bouquet, and Mélanie Thierry. The film is an adaptation of Philippe Djian's novel ""Unforgivable"" which received the Jean Freustié award in 2009. It was previously called ""The Angels Terminus"". The film premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes film festival. Francis, an aging successful writer of crime novels, arrives in Venice where he plans to rent out an apartment to live in peace and quiet for the next"
"Carnevale. The Intouchables The Intouchables ( ), also known as Untouchable (UK), is a 2011 French buddy comedy-drama film directed by Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano. It stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy. Nine weeks after its release in France on 2 November 2011, it became the second biggest box office hit in France, just behind the 2008 film ""Welcome to the Sticks"". The film was voted the cultural event of 2011 in France with 52% of votes in a poll by Fnac. The film has received several award nominations. In France, the film won the César Award for Best"
"Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly (nominee) 68th Venice International Film Festival<br> Nominated - Golden Lion<br> Won - Little Golden Lion Carnage (2011 film) Carnage is a 2011 black comedy-drama film directed by Roman Polanski, based on the Tony Award-winning play ""God of Carnage"" by French playwright Yasmina Reza. The screenplay is by Reza and Polanski. The film is an international co-production of France, Germany, Poland, and Spain. It stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly. In the film, presented in a classic case of much ado about nothing, two sets of"
"pressured by others who told her ""of course you have to say yes to this Woody Allen film"". Page concluded ""I made an awful mistake"". In January 2018, Greta Gerwig stated she regretted working on the film, and would not work with Allen again; also stating had she known what she knew now, she wouldn't have done the film. To Rome with Love (film) To Rome with Love is a 2012 magical realist romantic comedy film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen in his first acting appearance since 2006. The film is set in Rome, Italy; it was released"
"The Intouchables The Intouchables ( ), also known as Untouchable (UK), is a 2011 French buddy comedy-drama film directed by Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano. It stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy. Nine weeks after its release in France on 2 November 2011, it became the second biggest box office hit in France, just behind the 2008 film ""Welcome to the Sticks"". The film was voted the cultural event of 2011 in France with 52% of votes in a poll by Fnac. The film has received several award nominations. In France, the film won the César Award for Best Actor"
"a distillation of the filmmaker's passions and crotchets, and of his tendency to pass draconian judgment on characters the audience is not supposed to like. . . . his ""Midnight"" strikes not sublime chimes but the clangor of snap judgments and frayed fantasy."" Quentin Tarantino named ""Midnight in Paris"" as his favorite film of 2011. The film was well received in France. The website Allocine (Hello Cinema) gave it 4.2 out of 5 stars based on a sample of twenty reviews. Ten of the reviews gave it a full five stars, including ""Le Figaro"", which praised the film's evocation of"
"that were gathered from museums throughout the world. More than 60 of the 250 paintings he made of the water lilies in his garden were included. The walls were repainted in shades of purples and violet for this special exhibit. The Orangerie was renovated in order to move the paintings to the upper floor of the gallery. The Musée de l'Orangerie, specifically the ""Water Lilies"" paintings, were featured in Woody Allen's 2011 film ""Midnight in Paris"". Musée de l'Orangerie The Musée de l'Orangerie is an art gallery of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings located in the west corner of the Tuileries"
"he cannot satisfy her constant carnal desires. Matt is an auto mechanic friend of Chance whose girlfriend, Alice, refuses to have sex with him. Cecile also gives advice to her friends about how and how not to pleasure men and women. Unable to find inner peace through various sexual encounters with Chance, Matt, and even Alice, Cecile finally discovers another path to healing. Q (2011 film) Q is a 2011 French drama film directed by Laurent Bouhnik. It was released in the United States as ""Desire"". Set in Cheg, France and in a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic"
"Allen, not the voice of the Poster, gives her personal advice, which happens to be exactly what Alice considered doing anyway. The film was released in Germany on October 4, 2012. Reviews for ""Paris Manhattan"" have been mixed. Boyd van Hoeij of ""Variety"" noted its similarity to Woody Allen's own 1972 film ""Play It Again, Sam"", stating that ""This update-cum-ripoff might be aiming for witty and romantic, but it's mostly a hollow, rambling effort leavened with some stargazing"". Paris Manhattan Paris-Manhattan is a French feature film, which premiered on April 2, 2012 at the Festival of French Cinema in Australia."
"him, out of shame. She is there for drug possession, but she is innocent. The next time she allows Yann to visit her with Slimane. Une vie meilleure Une vie meilleure, also known by its English release title A Better Life, is a 2011 French film directed by Cédric Kahn and starring Guillaume Canet, Leïla Bekhti and introducing Slimane Khettabi. Yann (Guillaume Canet) and Nadia (Leïla Bekhti) fall in love. Nadia has acquired a crumbling building in a Paris suburb and the couple decide to renovate it to launch a restaurant. But things turn upside down, high financing costs make"
"Francophile-American chefs and of many American graduates of French cooking-schools. Other notable francophiles include actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bill Maher, Blake Lively, Natalie Portman, Molly Ringwald, Steven Gabrielle and Robert Crawford. The director and actor Woody Allen is a Francophile whose films often made references to French cinema, philosophy and novels. A recurring theme in Allen's films is the celebration of Paris as the ideal place for romantic love. Allen's 1982 film ""A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy"" frequently pays homage to the work of Jean Renoir while Allen has described François Truffaut as his favorite director. The Francophile hero of Allen's"
"Unforgivable (2011 film) Unforgivable () is a 2011 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring André Dussollier, Carole Bouquet, and Mélanie Thierry. The film is an adaptation of Philippe Djian's novel ""Unforgivable"" which received the Jean Freustié award in 2009. It was previously called ""The Angels Terminus"". The film premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes film festival. Francis, an aging successful writer of crime novels, arrives in Venice where he plans to rent out an apartment to live in peace and quiet for the next year while writing a new novel. Through his search he meets"
"misery and distress, she discovers freedom, pride, and empowerment. As Anne’s professional curiosity in the two women becomes a matter of personal interest, she starts to rediscover her own sexuality. ""Elles"" premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and first entered general release in France in February 2012. The film is set during the course of one day. Anne (Juliette Binoche) is trying to meet the deadline for her article about prostitution, while shopping and preparing dinner for her husband's boss and his wife. She is also worried about her two sons, the eldest of whom has been skipping"
"the festival as a first-ever screening for both professionals and the public; it was released nationwide in France that same day, Wednesday being the traditional day of change in French cinemas. It went on limited release in six theaters in the United States on May 20 and took $599,003 in the first weekend, spreading to 944 cinemas three weeks later, when it went on wide release. ""Midnight in Paris"" achieved the highest gross of any of Allen's films in North America, before adjusting for inflation. The film earned $56.3 million in North America, overtaking his previous best, ""Hannah and Her"
"a silent film shot in black and white by Michel Hazanavicius that reflected on the end of Hollywood's silent era. French cinema continued its upward trend of earning awards at the Cannes Festival, including the prestigious Grand Prix for ""Of Gods and Men"" (2010) and the Jury Prize for Poliss (2011); the Best Director Award for Mathieu Amalric (""On Tour"", 2010); the Best Actress Award for Juliette Binoche (""Certified Copy"", 2010); and the Best Actor Award for Jean Dujardin (""The Artist"", 2011). In 2011, the film ""Intouchables"" became the most watched film in France (including the foreign films). After ten"
"Paris Manhattan Paris-Manhattan is a French feature film, which premiered on April 2, 2012 at the Festival of French Cinema in Australia. This is the first feature film by writer-director Sophie Lellouche. Alice Ovitz is a pharmacist from a Jewish family, who during her early years was introduced to and fell in love with Woody Allen's films. Growing up, she strongly desires a relationship, but the only man she ever loved was taken away from her by her own sister. On Alice's bedroom wall hangs a huge poster of Woody Allen, with whom she has long night conversations, and he"
"The Beloved (2011 film) Beloved () is a 2011 French film written and directed by Christophe Honoré, starring Catherine Deneuve, Miloš Forman, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Paul Schneider, Michel Delpech and Chiara Mastroianni. The story is set in the 1960s through the 2000s in Paris, Reims, Montreal, Prague and London. While not a musical, the characters use musical 'narration' and 'dialogues' throughout the film. The film is produced by Why Not Productions. The project received 228,000 euro in support from the Ile-de-France Regional Support Fund for Technical Film and Audiovisual Industries. Apart from the French investment, 20% of the 6.8-million-euro"
"flashback, it is revealed that Raoul misunderstood Lucille's intentions when she took his toy truck as a child–she had hoped that he would pursue her. In a mid-credits scene, Raoul, Lucille, Francœur, Maud, Emile, Charles, Carlotta, and Pâté scatter super-fertilized sunflower seeds to drain the flooded Seine. In a second post-credits scene, Maynott is shown in the same cell as Albert and the thief from earlier, forced to endure the duo's appalling singing. The film was released in 2011 in France, Canada, Belgium, South Korea, Russia and Ukraine, released in 2012 in Croatia, Kuwait, Hungary, the UK, Ireland, the US,"
"its main subject with warmth and heart."" Roger Ebert of the ""Chicago Sun-Times"" gave 3.5 out of 4 stars, commenting that ""Tomboy"" is ""tender and affectionate"". IndieWire called it the third best Lesbian movie of all time. Autostraddle called it ""excellent."" Tomboy (2011 film) Tomboy is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma. The story follows a 10-year-old tomboy, Laure, who moves during the summer holiday with her family to a new neighborhood. At that time of life, when everything is still open, she experiments with her gender identity. The film opened to positive reviews, with"
"didn't want to get into it. I only wanted to get into what bore down on his (Owen Wilson's) relationship with Marion."" The film opens with a -minute postcard-view montage of Paris, showing some of the iconic tourist sites. Kenneth Turan of the ""Los Angeles Times"" describes the montage as a stylistic approach that lasts longer than necessary to simply establish location. According to Turan, ""Allen is saying: Pay attention — this is a special place, a place where magic can happen."" ""Midnight in Paris"" is the first Woody Allen film shot entirely on location in Paris, though both ""Love"
"The Artist (film) The Artist is a 2011 French comedy-drama film in the style of a black-and-white silent film. Written, directed, and co-edited by Michel Hazanavicius, and produced by Thomas Langmann, the film stars Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. The story takes place in Hollywood, between 1927 and 1932, and focuses on the relationship of an older silent film star and a rising young actress as silent cinema falls out of fashion and is replaced by the ""talkies"". ""The Artist"" received highly positive reviews from critics and won many accolades. Dujardin won Best Actor at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival,"
"is attached to a possible American remake. ""Le Figaro"" named Liam Neeson and Jason Statham as possible stars. The Prey (2011 film) The Prey () is a 2011 French action thriller directed by Éric Valette, written by Laurent Turner and Luc Bossi, and starring Albert Dupontel as an escaped criminal who must outwit a dogged cop (Alice Taglioni) while he attempts to rescue his daughter (Jaïa Caltagirone) from a serial killer (Stéphane Debac). After a successful heist, Franck Adrien and his partner are convicted and sent to prison. Adrien is the only one who knows the location of the stash,"