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Paris-Manhattan (2012)

Name: Paris-Manhattan
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2012-07-18
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel, Marine Delterme, Michel Aumont, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Paris-Manhattan (2012), directed by Sophie Lellouche, starring Alice Taglioni and Patrick Bruel.

07/18/2012 BR Comedy and Romance 1h 19m

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Synopsis

Alice, an obsessed Woody Allen fan, meets Pierre in a night-club and falls in love with him. But when Pierre sees Alice's sister Hélène, things start to get complicated.

Laurent MachuelCinematography
Sophie LelloucheDirector, Screenplay
Monica ColemanEditing
Étienne ComarProducer

About the film

Paris-Manhattan is a 2012 French romantic comedy film written and directed by Sophie Lellouche in her feature directorial debut. It stars Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel, Marine Delterme, Michel Aumont, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing and Marie-Christine Adam.

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Plot

Alice Ovitz is a pharmacist from a Jewish family who during her early years was introduced to and fell in love with Woody Allen's films. Growing up, she strongly desires a relationship, but the only man she ever loved was taken away from her by her own sister. On Alice's bedroom wall hangs a huge poster of Woody Allen, with whom she has long night conversations, and he talks back to her through excerpts of dialogue from his films.

Ten years go by. Alice has taken over her father's pharmacy after he retired, her sister is long married to the man she stole from Alice, and the poster still hangs over the bed. She is thirty, and lonely, and her family is trying its best to introduce her to unmarried men. She is having a hard time choosing from two emerging suitors, Vincent and Victor. Almost by accident, but with help of Victor, Alice eventually meets Woody Allen on the streets of Paris. This time, the real Woody Allen, not the voice of the poster, gives her personal advice, which happens to be exactly what Alice considered doing anyway.

Cast

Alice Taglioni as Alice Ovitz

Patrick Bruel as Victor

Marine Delterme as Hélène

Michel Aumont as Isaac Ovitz

Marie-Christine Adam as Nicole Ovitz

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Pierre

Margaux Châtelier as Laura

Yannick Soulier as Vincent

Woody Allen as himself (uncredited)

Release

Paris-Manhattan premiered at the Alliance Française French Film Festival in Australia on 2 April 2012. The film was released in France on 18 July 2012 and in Germany on 4 October 2012.

Reception

Paris-Manhattan received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 41% based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 36 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

Boyd van Hoeij of Variety noted its similarity to Woody Allen's own 1972 film Play It Again, Sam, stating that "This update-cum-ripoff might be aiming for witty and romantic, but it's mostly a hollow, rambling effort leavened with some stargazing". Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times was similarly critical, describing the film's use of the protagonist's obsession with Allen as "an excuse to pilfer words and ideas far beyond its ability to synthesize them."

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External links

Paris-Manhattan at IMDb

Text from Paris-Manhattan on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Manhattan

Trivia

It grossed US$ 3.0 million worldwide.
It premiered on July 18, 2012, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h19 — short for a feature film.
As of September 20, 2026, it is on no subscription service in Brazil — only to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosSND, France 2 Cinéma, Vendôme Production
CountriesFrance
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian
Box officeUS$ 3,031,682
StatusReleased

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Laurent Machuel Cinematography
Sophie Lellouche Director
Monica Coleman Editing
Étienne Comar Producer
Philippe Rousselet Producer
Jean-Michel Bernard Original music
Sophie Lellouche Screenplay

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What is Paris-Manhattan about?

Paris-Manhattan: Alice, an obsessed Woody Allen fan, meets Pierre in a night-club and falls in love with him. But when Pierre sees Alice's sister Hélène, things start to get complicated.

Who directed Paris-Manhattan?

Paris-Manhattan was directed by Sophie Lellouche in 2012.

Who stars in Paris-Manhattan?

The cast of Paris-Manhattan includes Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel, Marine Delterme, Michel Aumont and Louis-Do de Lencquesaing.

How long is Paris-Manhattan?

Paris-Manhattan runs for 79 minutes, or 1h19.

Where can I watch Paris-Manhattan?

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