Tali: Midnight in Paris is Woody Allen's latest film. And in true Allen style, the film opens and looks and sounds and feels like all of his films, and if you are an Allen fan (like I am) than you know you're in for something great. The film follows Gil (Owen Wilson) as he mysteriously travels back in time each night to Paris in the 1920's and meets all of his idols. The film tackles the grand theme of nostalgia and idealizing the idea of going back to a "Golden Age." I honestly have to say that this film perhaps showcases Wilson's best work - he is a believeable, romantic and naive. I even found myself - not knowing much about the 1920's - wanting to become more and more involved in the lives of Hemmingway and Stein (although isn't odd, that Gertrude Stein, the most famous American lesbian of the 20th century, is portrayed as almost completely asexual?). Definitely a must-see and I would say a delight for seasoned and new Allen fans alike.
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