Midnight in Paris: A Love Letter to the Golden Age and the Magic of Nostalgia
While on vacation in Paris with his materialistic fiancée Inez (Rachel McAdams) and her parents, Gil finds himself disillusioned with his present life and Hollywood career. One night, he accepts a ride in a vintage car that transports him back to the 1920s—Paris's "Golden Age". midnight in. paris
Midnight in Paris is a confection, but it has a bittersweet center. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for a reason—it balances high-brow literary references with low-brow comedy (the "detective" subplot is farcical fun). Midnight in Paris: A Love Letter to the
When Adriana declares she wants to stay in the 1890s forever, Gauguin offers a devastating piece of wisdom: the 1890s artists themselves longed for the Renaissance. As Gauguin says, “These people have no imagination. They long for a past that never existed.” Walk without a destination
The film is also a rejection of two other archetypes: the pedantic academic (Paul, who claims to know everything but lacks true feeling) and the shallow materialist (Inez, who values real estate over romance). Gil’s journey is a triumph of the sentimental, creative soul over the cynical, practical world.