Sebastian I-P (Sebdinovitch)

That movie really really impressed me ! Those special effects were great for 80-year old movie, I mean this movie is the ancestor of all the great high-budget sci-fi blockbusters of today or yesterday. The fact that it was a 2 hours and a half silent movie didn't bother me at all. I very much loved the architecture of the buildings that were built or drawn. This whole imagination is amazing ! Fritz Lang really was a genius. I think that "Le roi et l'oiseau" got it's idea of "underground town" from this movie. When we watch this movie for the first time and we try analyze it, we can't really said from which period it really is. Well we surely can suppose that it's old because it's silent but I think it's in a way : timeless. The music was really great because it just takes you in this world and it's really synchronised with the acting, the events. The orchestra just plays 2h30min non-stop. The quote that was shown at the end was good too. "There can be no understanding between the hand and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator."

In a word : "Parfait !" I love every bit of it, the picture, the music, the actors, the costumes, etc... I even went out to see it twice, which is something that I rarely do when it comes to films in theaters ! Bravo Mr.Allen, you stunned me with this beautiful story of yours mixed with that enchanting jazzy soundtrack from the 20's. Owen Wilson was great playing an ex-script writer from Hollywood wanting to achieve his lifetime dream by settling in Paris in a small attic room where he could observe and admire the star at night and become a full time novelist. His wife on the other hand wants to settle in Malibu which isn't the same as Paris , at all. Owen , aka Gil Pender will make some interesting discoveries along his strolls in Paris by night. The spectator has not ought to know a lot about Paris during the twenties but a minimum of culture is kind of .. required to know the film, if those who have seen it know what I mean. I will definitely buy this one as soon as it gets out in dvd or bluray ! This brilliant film made me want to go out more and walk in Paris...Aaaah Paris !