I love Woody Allen movies. I love everything Woody Allen writes. I think I've read everything he's ever written. Yesterday we saw his latest movie. About three minutes into it I said to Dave, "I love this movie."
Will you love it? Here's a little test:
Are you afraid of death?
Do you love Paris?
Do you love Cole Porter lyrics?
Do you love art and literature?
Do you love subtle, intellectual humor?
Are you a romantic?
If so you'll love this movie. Owen Wilson plays a writer named Gil. (But we know, as always, he's a Woody Allen surrogate.) He's frustrated and unhappy - then falls down the rabbit hole - actually, he's invited into a great car by Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald - and he's off to the 1920s,where he immediately begins to pal around with expatriates like the Fitzgeralds, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and on and on.
Here's an example of the humor: Gil, chatting with T.S. Eliot, says something like, "Where I come from (California) they've measured out their lives with coke spoons." If you don't get this, you may not be thrilled with the humor. But still...
This movie is a total treat for the eyes and ears.
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Will you love it? Here's a little test:
Are you afraid of death?
Do you love Paris?
Do you love Cole Porter lyrics?
Do you love art and literature?
Do you love subtle, intellectual humor?
Are you a romantic?
If so you'll love this movie. Owen Wilson plays a writer named Gil. (But we know, as always, he's a Woody Allen surrogate.) He's frustrated and unhappy - then falls down the rabbit hole - actually, he's invited into a great car by Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald - and he's off to the 1920s,where he immediately begins to pal around with expatriates like the Fitzgeralds, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and on and on.
Here's an example of the humor: Gil, chatting with T.S. Eliot, says something like, "Where I come from (California) they've measured out their lives with coke spoons." If you don't get this, you may not be thrilled with the humor. But still...
This movie is a total treat for the eyes and ears.
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