Midnight in Paris. I really loved this movie. Gil (Owen Wilson) and Inez (Rachel McAdams) are in Paris. In a few months, they'll be married. You can immediately tell that their relationship isn't the best. Gil is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who wants to become an author. Inez loves living the life that comes from being the significant other of a successful Hollywood-type. Dreams vs. Money. And dreams do come into the picture as Gil finds himself swept into a time machine car that at midnight takes him to the past.
Some classic scenes from the movie. Gil runs into Zelda Fitzgerald (Alison Pill) and F. Scott Fitzgerald (Tom Hiddleston) at a party. He hasn't yet realized that he's taken a time machine car back into the 1920s. Gil is surprised to learn that his new friends have the same names as the famous Fitzgerald couple. Owen Wilson's facial expression and tone of voice are classic. Another classic scene is when Gil is back in real time Paris. He is looking around an open air shop and runs into a store clerk, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux). As he leaves, there is a split second shot of Gabrielle. It might seem insignificant, but to me that split second shot of Gabrielle as she looks down is filled with meaning and foretelling.
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