PARIS CAN WAIT

Movie-goers who have a passion for anything French should be completely smitten by this charming and very unique road-trip film which unashamedly resembles a travel and food catalogue, its purpose seemingly to entrance audiences into visiting this exquisite country.

Diane Lane is a delight as Anne, the wife of a successful and very busy film producer (Alec Baldwin). At her husband’s insistence she embarks on a road trip to Paris from the south of France with Jacques (Arnaud Viard), his flirty associate, who allegedly (like all French men) has no scruples.

Jacques not only serves as the driver, but also as the travel guide and constantly says that Paris can wait as he takes her on a grand journey throughout the beautiful countryside. They visit French monuments, museums and restaurants which serve delicious culinary delights, expensive French wines, cheeses and mouth-watering gateaus.

This culturally enriching and mildly humorous film is undeniably a love letter to France and may have audiences pondering whether there’s more to this cinematic ‘travel guide’ than food, geography and history – will a romance flourish?

The French adornment is momentarily and unpredictably interrupted, as the mood suddenly traverses when a deep and meaningful conversation develops concerning happiness, marriage, the fragility of life and the tragedies previously bestowed upon their lives. (MMo)

★★★