A family travel to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple who are forced to confront their differing views of a perfect life.
Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks they should move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s was the golden age. When Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry.
Written by napierslogs
Elsa Pataky was for some time attached to the project before dropping out.
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Goofs
Anachronisms:
Getrude Stein refers to 'science fiction'. In the 1920s, the usual term was 'scientific romance', although Hugo Gernsback (editor of the first sf magazine, Amazing Stories, first published April 1926) unsuccessfully attempted to popularise 'scientifiction'. 'Science fiction' wasn't coined until the 1930s.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Gil:
This is unbelievable! Look at this! There's no city like this in the world. There never was. Inez:
You act like you've never been here before. Gil:
I don't get here often enough, that's the problem. Can you picture how drop dead gorgeous this city is in the rain? Imagine this town in the '20s. Paris in the '20s, in the rain. The artists and writers! Inez:
Why does every city have to be in the rain? What's wonderful about getting wet? See more »