"and DVD on December 20, 2011. Midnight in Paris Midnight in Paris is a 2011 fantasy comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. Set in Paris, the film follows Gil Pender, a screenwriter, who is forced to confront the shortcomings of his relationship with his materialistic fiancée and their divergent goals, which become increasingly exaggerated as he travels back in time each night at midnight. The movie explores themes of nostalgia and modernism. Produced by the Spanish group Mediapro and Allen's US-based Gravier Productions, the film stars Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard,"
"a number of films by Woody Allen (including ""The Purple Rose of Cairo"" (1985), ""Alice"" (1990), ""Midnight in Paris"" (2011), ""Scoop"" (2006), and ""To Rome With Love"" (2012)). Additionally, most of the films directed by Terry Gilliam are strongly influenced by magic realism, the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki often utilize magic realism, and some of the films of Emir Kusturica contain elements of magical realism, the most famous of which is ""Time of the Gypsies"" (1988). Magical realism is referred to in the 2015 Netflix series ""Narcos"", which opens with a title card, from which the narrator reads: ""Magical"
"show business: ""Broadway Danny Rose"", in which he plays a New York show business agent, ""The Purple Rose of Cairo"", a movie that shows the importance of the cinema during the Depression through the character of the naive Cecilia, and ""Radio Days"", a film about his childhood in Brooklyn and the importance of the radio. The film co-starred Farrow in a part Allen wrote specifically for her. ""The Purple Rose of Cairo"" was named by ""Time"" as one of the 100 best films of all time. Allen called it one of his three best films with ""Stardust Memories"" and ""Match"
"follows a young engaged couple in Paris who see their lives transformed. It debuted at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2011. Allen said he wanted to ""show the city emotionally,"" during the press conference. ""I just wanted it to be the way I saw Paris – Paris through my eyes,"" he added. The film was praised by critic Stephanie Zacharek. ""Midnight in Paris"" won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and became his highest-grossing film, making $151 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. His next film, ""To Rome with Love"", was a Rome-set comedy released"
"(1984, Claude Chabrol), ""Mata Hari"" (1985, Curtis Harrington), ""Angel-A"" (2006, Luc Besson), ""Notre univers impitoyable"" (2007, Léa Fazer), ""Les Femmes de l'ombre"" (2008, Jean-Paul Salomé), ""Demain dès l'aube"" (Denis Dercourt) and ""La folle histoire d’amour de Simon Eskenazy"" (Jean-Jacques Zilbermann) in 2009, ""Midnight in Paris"" (Woody Allen) and ""W.E"" (Madonna) in 2010 and ""Diplomacy"" in 2014. Le Meurice Le Meurice () is a 5-star hotel in the 1st arrondissement of Paris opposite the Tuileries Garden, between Place de la Concorde and the Musée du Louvre on the Rue de Rivoli. From the Rue de Rivoli, it stretches to the Rue"
"Award, a BAFTA Award and a Writers Guild of America Award. Allen has ranked it among his best films, along with ""Stardust Memories"" and ""Match Point"". Set in New Jersey during the Great Depression in 1935, the film tells the story of Cecilia (Mia Farrow), a clumsy waitress who goes to the movies to escape her bleak life and loveless, abusive marriage to Monk (Danny Aiello), whom she has attempted to leave on numerous occasions. The latest film Cecilia sees is a fictitious RKO Radio Pictures film, ""The Purple Rose of Cairo"". It is the story of a rich Manhattan"
"films ""Interiors"" (1978), ""Stardust Memories"" (1980), ""A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy"" (1982), ""Zelig"" (1983), ""Broadway Danny Rose"" (1984), and ""The Purple Rose of Cairo"" (1985). Allen said that working with Willis had helped to improve his technical skills, saying of him: ""He's an artist. He's got a great sense of humor--he taught me a lot."" In the seven-year period up to 1977, Willis was the director of photography on six films that received among them 39 Academy Award nominations, winning 19 times, including three awards for Best Picture. The fact that Willis did not receive a single nomination was a"
"1985 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 20th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1986, honored the best filmmaking of 1985. 1. Ran<br> 2. ""Prizzi's Honor""<br> 2. ""The Purple Rose of Cairo"" 1. John Huston – ""Prizzi's Honor""<br> 2. Akira Kurosawa – ""Ran"" 1. Jack Nicholson – ""Prizzi's Honor""<br> 2. William Hurt – ""Kiss of the Spider Woman""<br> 1. Vanessa Redgrave – ""Wetherby""<br> 2. Jessica Lange – ""Sweet Dreams""<br> 3. Norma Aleandro – ""The Official Story"" (""La historia oficial"") 1. John Gielgud – ""Plenty"" and ""The Shooting Party""<br> 2. William Hickey – ""Prizzi's Honor""<br> 3."
"Wind's Eye (Dar Chashm-e Baad) Director: Masoud Jafari Jozani/ 2005-2009 The Green Journey (SAFARE SABZ) Director: Mohammad Hossein Latifi / 2001-2002 In My Heart (DAR GHALBE MAN) Director: Hamid Labkhandeh/ 1997-1998 Under Your Shelter (DAR PANAHE TO) Director: Hamid Labkhandeh 1994-1995 ""Glengarry Glen Ross"" Writer: David Mamet Director: Parsa Pirouzfar Role: Richard Roma/ 2011 ""Art"" Writer: Yasmina Reza Director: Parsa Pirouzfar Role: Marc/ 2001 ""The Lady Aoi"" (Bahram Beyzai production) Writer: Yukio Mishima Director: Bahram Beyzaie Role: Hikaru/ 1998 Les Miserables Writer: Victor Hugo Director: Behrouz Gharibpour Role: Marius Pontmercy/ 1995-1997 Late at Night (Dirvaght) Director: Asghar Naeemi/ 2004 Jaam-e-jam"
"two films ""Clubbed to Death"" (1996) and ""The War in Paris"" (2001) starring Elodie Bouchez, which were both distributed throughout the world. She also authored the original ideas for the films ""Tanguy"" (2001) and ""Agathe Cléry"" (2008) for director Etienne Chatillez and conducted a series of photo shoots for ""SPOON magazine"" and monthly ""Le Monde diplomatique"". She continued her creative research with ""CATMASK"", a cat mask mounted camera, leading her to work with artists and dancers. In 2011, her documentary film ""Would You Have Sex with an Arab?"", produced by Yves Chanvillard and Nadim Cheikhrouha (Screenrunner), was selected at the"
"described as the Executive Producer of the film. Principal photography began in May 2009 with Director of Photography Philip Bloom in Boston. Interview sequences were shot on Sony EX1 cameras with a Letus 35mm lens adapter and the Canon 5dmk2 DSLR camera. Ruaridh Arrow travelled to Egypt to film the Egyptian revolution in February 2011 but his camera equipment was seized by Egyptian secret police on landing and key sequences had to be filmed on the iphone4. Arrow reported live from Tahrir Square for BBC News during this period. The premiere was held in Boston on 18 September 2011, the"
"on the Nile"" (1978). Farrow was in a relationship with actor-director Woody Allen from 1980 to 1992 and appeared in thirteen of his fourteen films over that period, including ""Zelig"" (1983), ""Broadway Danny Rose"" (1984), ""The Purple Rose of Cairo"" (1985), ""Hannah and Her Sisters"" (1986), ""Radio Days"" (1987), ""Crimes and Misdemeanors"" (1989), ""Alice"" (1990), and ""Husbands and Wives"" (1992). Her later film roles include ""Widows' Peak"" (1994), ""The Omen"" (2006), ""Be Kind Rewind"" (2008), ""Dark Horse"" (2011), and Luc Besson's ""Arthur"" series (2006–2010). María de Lourdes Villiers Farrow was born February 9, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, the third"
"wit and warmth to make it genuinely moving"". Vincent Canby of ""The New York Times"" wrote some of the most glowing contemporary praise, saying, ""My admiration for Mr. Allen extends to everyone connected with ""The Purple Rose of Cairo"" - all of the actors, including Mr. Daniels, Mr. Aiello, Dianne Wiest and the players within the film within; Stuart Wurtzel, the production designer, and particularly Gordon Willis, the director of photography, who has great fun imitating the look of the movie Cecilia falls in love with, as well as in creating a style fitting to the depressed times that frame"
"Passion in the Desert Passion in the Desert, or Simoom: A Passion in the Desert, is a 1997 film from director Lavinia Currier based on the short story ""A Passion in the Desert"" by Honoré de Balzac. The film follows the ventures of a young French officer named Augustin Robert (Ben Daniels) in late 18th-century Egypt during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign to capture the country. In 1798, Napoleon I has launched an invasion of Egypt. A frail and elderly artist, Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis (Michel Piccoli), has been commissioned by Napoleon to sketch the landscape and monuments of Egypt. French soldier"
"Made in Paris Made in Paris is a 1966 American romantic comedy film starring Louis Jourdan, Ann-Margret, Richard Crenna, Edie Adams and Chad Everett. The film was written by Stanley Roberts and directed by Boris Sagal. This was the last screen credit for veteran MGM musical director Georgie Stoll before retirement. A redheaded American girl from New York finds herself in a love triangle in the City of Light (Paris, France). Maggie Scott (Ann-Margret) works as an assistant buyer for Irene Chase (Edie Adams). Irene is a fashion buyer for Barclay Ames, an upscale clothing store in New York owned"
"been internationally awarded and honoured (full list below). Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud (born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing ""Quest for Fire"" (1981), ""The Name of the Rose"" (1986), ""The Bear"" (1988), ""The Lover"" (1992), ""Seven Years in Tibet"" (1997), ""Enemy at the Gates"" (2001) and ""Wolf Totem"" (2015). Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including five César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first film, ""Black and White in Color"" (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film."
"Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud (born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing ""Quest for Fire"" (1981), ""The Name of the Rose"" (1986), ""The Bear"" (1988), ""The Lover"" (1992), ""Seven Years in Tibet"" (1997), ""Enemy at the Gates"" (2001) and ""Wolf Totem"" (2015). Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including five César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first film, ""Black and White in Color"" (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Jean-Jacques Annaud was born on 1 October 1943"
"The Girl from Paris The Girl from Paris (original title: Une hirondelle a fait le printemps) is a 2001 French film directed by Christian Carion. Sandrine (Mathilde Seigner) gets tired of her life as an IT instructor in Paris and decides to leave her work and dedicate her life to agriculture. She first goes to college where she earns her BTS in two years, undertaking internships along the way. She then wishes to buy an isolated farm in the Vercors from an old farmer called Adrien (Michel Serrault) who wishes to retire. Sandrine brings a new approach to the farming"
"Award for Best Actress. Upon accepting the award, she credited Olivier Dahan, for changing her life in whole and as an actress. In the afterwards of the Academy Award ceremony, Olivier Dahan started to work on an English-language road movie named ""My Own Love Song"" released on April 7, 2010. Nominations: Wins: Olivier Dahan Olivier Dahan (born 26 June 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, ""La Vie en rose"", was one of the only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the first acting Oscar in the French language. In 1991, Olivier"
"2011 film ""Midnight in Paris"" Gil Pender bears striking similarities with Allen, leading to reviewers to suggest that the character of Pender is a stand-in for the director-writer. The French-American Chamber of Commerce organization has worked to promote business ties between the two countries. A ""Dallas Morning News"" interview has described the Beaujolais Wine Festival, the largest such festival in the US, as a major event for those interested in French culture to mix. General Antonio López de Santa Anna liked to call himself the ""Napoleon of the West"", and during his rule, the Mexican Army wore uniforms that closely"
"An Evening in Paris An Evening In Paris is a 1967 Indian romantic drama film produced and directed by Shakti Samanta, with story by Sachin Bhowmick. It revolves in the French capital city of Paris. The movie stars Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore in a double role, Pran as the villain, and Rajindernath in the comic subplot. Tight screenplay, fine acting, beautiful locations and haunting music by ace music directors Shankar Jaikishan made this film a big hit. After being unsuccessful in finding her true love in her own country, India, the rich Deepa (Sharmila Tagore) goes to Paris, France in"
"and Fog"" (1991), ""Husbands and Wives"" (1992), ""Manhattan Murder Mystery"" (1993), ""Bullets over Broadway"" (1994), ""Don't Drink the Water"" (1994), ""Mighty Aphrodite"" (1995), ""Everyone Says I Love You"" (1996), and ""Deconstructing Harry"" (1997). He also worked with many other noted film directors during his long and productive career. He is also a little-known film director. Carlo Di Palma moved from Italy to the United States in 1983. He won a Silver Ribbon for best cinematography four times: in 1965 for ""Il deserto rosso"", in 1967 for ""L'armata Brancaleone"", in 1993 for ""Shadows and Fog"", and in 1997 for ""Mighty Aphrodite"","
"Love in Paris Love in Paris (released as Another Weeks in the United States) is a romance/drama film released in 1997, a sequel to 1986's ""Weeks"". Mickey Rourke stars, reprising his original role as John Gray. Angie Everhart co-stars. This sequel was directed by Anne Goursaud and was released directly to video in the United States, receiving poor reviews. Ten years after Elizabeth (the character portrayed by Kim Basinger in the first film) left him, John has descended into a world of depression and loneliness, and is suicidal. When he receives an invitation to attend an art exhibit in Paris"
"which will be Beirut's entry in Filmapalooza 2012, the final festival for the 2011 48 Hour Film Project. Danielle Arbid's filmed her third feature, ""Beirut Hotel"", which had a world premiere at the 64th Locarno Film Festival in August 2011. Mounir Maasri's ""Rue Huvelin"", which was set in 1990, told the story of seven Saint Joseph University students from Beirut's Rue Huvelin during the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. Né à Beyrouth produced the film. Jean-Claude Codsi filmed his second feature, ""A Man of Honor"", which was produced by Michel Ghosn and premiered at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival on 28"
"An Egyptian Story An Egyptian Story (, translit. Hadduta misrija) is a 1982 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival. The film is essentially a fictional biography of a self-centred, chain-smoking, highly-strung, radical realist film-maker named Yehia Choukry Mourad. It opens with him having a heart attack while directing a film. He is convinced to go to London for diagnosis and, subsequently, a heart bypass. The day before the operation, he spends time with his chauffeur. The film was daring for implying a homosexual"
"In the Shadow of Women In the Shadow of Women () is a 2015 French-Swiss drama film directed by Philippe Garrel, starring Clotilde Courau, Stanislas Merhar, and Lena Paugam. It was selected to open the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It is the second installment in Garrel's trilogy of love, the first being ""Jealousy"" (2013) and the third being ""Lover for a Day"" (2017). A filmmaker Pierre is working on a documentary film about the French Resistance. He is married to Manon. However, he encounters Elisabeth, an intern at a film archive, and has an affair"
"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"
"in ""Paris"" directed by Cédric Klapisch. ""Paris"" is Klapisch's personal ode to the French capital and features an impressive ensemble of French talent, including Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini and Mélanie Laurent. ""Paris"" was one of the most successful French films internationally in recent years, having grossed over $22 million at the world box office. Binoche and Klapisch had originally met on the set of ""Mauvais Sang"" in 1986, where Klapisch was working as a set electrician. Also in France, ""Summer Hours"" (2008), directed by Olivier Assayas, is the critically acclaimed story of three siblings who struggle with the responsibility of"
"des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture in 1995, the Humanitarian Award by the National Board of Review in 2001, the Guardian of Zion Award in 2004 as well as the UNESCO Award in 2005. He is a multiple honorary degree recipient from Boston University (1998), Yeshiva University (2001) and the University of Basel (2006). For decades he worked with Lilian Birnbaum (Paris) and Pierre Rothschild (Zurich). His best-known fictional film is ""The Garden of the Finzi-Continis"" (1970, directed by Vittorio De Sica). He also produced films by Kevin Macdonald (""One Day in September"") and Walter Salles (""Central Station"","
"Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber & Mark Yoshikawa Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011 The 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on 2 January 2012. The Tree of Life Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life Michael Fassbender – ""Shame"" Tilda Swinton – ""We Need to Talk About Kevin"" Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" Jessica Chastain – ""The Tree of Life"" ""Midnight in Paris"" – Woody Allen ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" – Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan A Separation Cave of Forgotten Dreams Rango ""The Tree of Life"" – Emmanuel Lubezki ""The Tree"
"film. He writes his films himself, and directs them with wit and grace. I consider him a treasure of the cinema. Some people take him for granted, although ""Midnight in Paris"" reportedly charmed even the jaded veterans of the Cannes press screenings. There is nothing to dislike about it. Either you connect with it or not. I'm wearying of movies that are for ""everybody"" — which means, nobody in particular. ""Midnight in Paris"" is for me, in particular, and that's just fine with ""moi""."" Richard Roeper, an American film critic, gave ""Midnight in Paris"" an ""A""; referring to it as"
"Charlize Theron. Robert Wise, Elia Kazan, Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Stone, Roland Joffe, Carlos Saura, Ismail Merchant, Moustapha Akkad, and Michelangelo Antonioni. The CIFF 2004 Best Arab Film Award was given to an Egyptian film, Inas El-Degheidy's 'Searching for Freedom.' In 2005 the CIFF honored its two star guests, American actor Morgan Freeman and French actress Leslie Caron. There was a screening of American actor and director Clint Eastwood's 'Million Dollar Baby' starring Freeman, Eastwood and Hilary Swank; and American director Vincent Minnelli's classic musical 'An American in Paris' (1951), starring Caron and Gene Kelly. CIFF's other 2005 honorees included Mohamed"
"about a group of young musicians' diverging response to the turbulence of the Arab Spring."" Raja Amari currently resides in Paris, France. Raja Amari Raja Amari (born 4 April 1971) is a Tunisian film director and script writer. She is best known for her films ""Satin Rouge/Red Satin"" (2002), and ""Dowaha/Les Secrets/Buried Secrets"" (2009), both of which have earned international awards and recognition. Born in Tunis, Amari trained in dance at the Conservatoire de Tunis, gaining first prize in dance in 1992. She then studied Italian at the Società Dante D'Alighieri in Tunis and later studied French Literature at the"