Paris Can Wait

Paris Can Wait

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Eleanor Coppola
Produced by
Written by Eleanor Coppola
Starring
Music by Laura Karpman
Cinematography Crystal Fournier
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12) (TIFF)
  • May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) (United States)
Running time
 92 minutes[1]
Country
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $5 million[2]
Box office $6.7 million[3]

Paris Can Wait is a 2016 comedy film directed, written and co-produced by Eleanor Coppola.[4] It stars Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin and Arnaud Viard, and is Coppola's first time directing a narrative drama film, as all her previous directorial efforts had been documentaries.

The film was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and released on May 12, 2017.[5]

Plot

Anne (Diane Lane) is in Cannes with her husband Michael (Alec Baldwin), a prominent movie producer. As the festival ends she learns that the vacation she and her husband were supposed to go on in Paris will be slightly delayed as they need to go to Budapest first. They plan to fly to Paris, but the pilot suggests Anne not fly due to an ear infection. Michael's producing partner Jacques (Arnaud Viard) offers to drive Anne to Paris himself.

What is supposed to be a short car ride quickly devolves into a pleasant leisurely trip as Jacques, a French foodie, can't resist taking any opportunity he can to stop every hour or so to sample new food. He is also openly flirtatious with Anne but she begins to question his intentions when he repeatedly uses her credit card to foot the bill for the gourmet meals they are sampling.

Cast

Production

In February 2015, it was announced Eleanor Coppola would direct the film from a screenplay she had written, with Diane Lane, Yvan Attal and Nicolas Cage joining the cast of the film, with Fred Roos producing under their American Zoetrope banner.[6] In September 2015, it was announced Alec Baldwin and Arnaud Viard had joined the cast of the film, with Lifetime joining as a co-producer.[7][8]

Filming

Principal photography began on June 15, 2015[9] and concluded on July 31, 2015.[10]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2016.[11] Shortly after, Sony Pictures Classics acquired U.S distribution rights to the film, be released it on May 12, 2017.[12]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 49% based on 77 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Paris Can Wait's likable stars are ill-served by a film that lacks interesting ideas or characters and has little to offer beyond striking travelogue visuals."[13] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 48 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Paris Can Wait (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Paris Can Wait – PowerGrind". The Wrap. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Paris Can Wait (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Paris Can Wait". Protagonist Pictures. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Paris Can Wait". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (February 5, 2015). "Protagonist boards Coppola road movie Bonjour Anne". Screen Daily. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ McNary, Dave (September 11, 2015). "Toronto: Sales Launch on Diane Lane's 'Bonjour Anne'". Variety. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ A. Lincoln, Ross (September 11, 2015). "Diane Lane Pic ‘Bonjour Anne’ Wraps Ahead Of Sales Push; Jonathan Rhys Meyers To Topline ‘Shambhala’ – Toronto Briefs". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  9. ↑ "On the Set for 6/15/15: Martin Scorsese Starts Shooting “Free Fire”, Matthew McConaughey Finishes “Free State of Jones” & More". SSN Insider. June 15, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ "On the Set for 7/31/15: Chris Pratt Wraps ‘Magnificent Seven’, Dwayne Johnson Completes ‘Central Intelligence’, Chris Hemsworth Finishes ‘The Huntsman’". SSN Insider. July 31, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Paris Can Wait". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (September 19, 2016). "‘Paris Can Wait’ Lands At Sony Pictures Classics: Toronto". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Paris Can Wait (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Paris Can Wait reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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