Anne diane lane, long married to a successful businessman alec baldwin, unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from cannes to paris with a business associate of her husband arnaud viard. Even diane lane can t save limp paris can wait the story of two people taking a car trip from cannes to the capital city, paris can wait will inspire a particular reaction once its over. Paris can wait by eleanor coppola diane lane, arnaud. She isnt sad, she isnt happy, she is enlightened and it is lovely to witness. Diane lane returns to the coppola fold in paris can wait, eleanor coppolas fictionfilm debut, having previously made four films for francis ford coppola. Diane lane reveals what filming a movie food scene is. Eleanor coppolas feature film directorial and screenwriting debut at the age of 81 stars academy award nominee diane lane as a. Titled paris can wait, it stars diane lane as anne, the frustrated wife to her inattentive, albeit esteemed, movie producer husband alec baldwin. In this film, diane lane stars as a hollywood producers wife whose road trip to paris becomes a journey of selfdiscovery and a gastronomic.
She spends a little too much time on the photogenic food and drink, endowing anne with a. Cbs news diane lane is an actress with some memorable movies on her resume. Diane lane s gourmet road trip is hard to digest eleanor coppola hearts of darkness makes a disappointing narrative debut with a tale that could have been. While her movie producer husband alec baldwin is preoccupied with work, an american woman diane lane embarks on a road trip from cannes to paris with a. Diane lane has plenty of charms and uses them wisely in paris can wait, elevating an otherwise mild film to heights of enchantment. Alec baldwin and diane lane in a scene from film paris can wait. An ode to food, france, film and flirtation, paris can wait is a creamy but not entirely disposable bonbon of a movie. Diane lane elevates paris can wait from middling to sublime. Alec baldwin, diane lane make breezy romcom travelogue its a delightful lovetriangle movie about adults that costars the french countryside whats not to like. In paris can wait, eleanor coppola enjoys her third act. Diane lane anchors the breezy road movieromcom paris. Eric carosony pictures classics from its title on down, paris can wait is about the pleasures of delayed gratification, a subject the.
With diane lane, arnaud viard, alec baldwin, elise tielrooy. Iv seen diane lane once in real life several years ago. At best, paris can wait comes across like a lavish, but not particularly compelling travelogue, fully funded by the french tourist bureau. Writerdirector eleanor coppola makes her narrative feature debut here. In her new film paris can wait, diane lane, 52, who is no stranger to falling in love with foreigners onscreen, nails the americaninfrance look perfectly. Here, our traveler is anne diane lane, the restless wife of a highpowered. Paris can wait, a smugly affluent euro trifle and the first narrative feature from eleanor coppola the wife of francis ford coppola, is little more than an indulgent wallow in gustatory. Cbs news diane lane is an actress with some memorable movies. Paris can wait is a 2016 comedy film written, coproduced, and directed by eleanor coppola in her narrative directorial debut, as all of her previous directorial efforts had been documentaries. Paris can wait 2016, filmmovie in case you missed it. Eleanor coppolas paris can wait, starring diane lane and alec baldwin, opens in theaters may 12. Paris can wait is very lucky to have diane lane as its star. Diane lane defies hollywoods rules on roles for mature actresses. Paris can waits likable stars are illserved by a film that lacks interesting.
Ann lane is unhappy in her marriage to michael baldwin, so when jacques viard starts to show her paris can wait is a film about diane lane being married to a creepy movie producer portrayed by alec baldwin and traveling across france with a creepy frenchman portrayed by arnaud viard. Youd also think any movie starring diane lane can t be too bad. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer alec baldwin, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a road trip from cannes to paris with a business associate of her husband arnaud viard. Diane lane elevates paris can wait from middling to.
Paris can wait takes audiences on a food and sceneryobsessed european tour. Diane lane takes the scenic route in paris can wait. Eleanor coppola does it her way for paris can wait. But nothing is quite so delicious onscreen as its leading lady, diane lane, who manages to sweetly echo her own youthful escapades in her. Sometimes beauty and charm are enough to turn a middling movie into pure ambrosia. Theres frank talk about the ups and downs of marriage and the societal virtue of food, art, beauty and more all of which might be a little dryuninteresting for younger viewers. Diane lane has plenty of both, and she uses them wisely in paris can wait, elevating an otherwise mild and. A woman must fend off advances from her husbands colleague while taking a road trip through france. Really, paris can wait feels like the beginning of a story that someone would write a bestselling memoir about afterward. At worst, it evokes some rather dull american housewifes youtube vlog of her european vacation. Paris can wait is a feast for the eyes not only due to its geographic location set in the south of france and the exiqsuite teasing of the taste buds, but the sartorial selections as well. It stars diane lane, alec baldwin and arnaud viard. Diane lane shine s in paris can wait but the overindulgance of french food leaves a bad taste.
Diane lane defies hollywoods rules on roles for mature. Paris can wait s likable stars are illserved by a film that lacks interesting ideas or characters and has little to offer beyond striking. Diane lane plays the wife of a major hollywood producer in eleanor coppolas fiction film debut. Paris can wait, at least until after the creme brulee the. Fourteen years after finding herself under the tuscan sun, diane lane is back for more breathtaking views of the european countryside in the new romantic comedy paris can wait. A pleasant change after watching more intense movies. Anne is planning on a muchneeded getaway for just the two of them in paris. The paris can wait trailer features diane lane, alec baldwin, and arnaud viard, who star in eleanor coppolas narrative feature debut. Anne diane lane is in cannes with her husband michael alec baldwin, a prominent movie producer. Eleanor coppolas feature film directorial and screenwriting debut at the age of 81 stars academy award nominee diane lane as a hollywood producers wife who unexpectedly takes a trip. Paris can wait stars diane lane in a sumptuous instagram. Parents need to know that paris can wait is a sunkissed dramedy starring diane lane that also functions as a travelogue, following two characters on a road trip from the south of france to paris.
The wife of a successful movie producer takes a car trip from the. The story of an underestimated woman who is awakened by the romance of provincial france is very much in the lane of lane the 52. But lane is able to suggest that this unexpected jaunt has led to a crossroads in annes life as she stares directly at the camera in the final frame. Eleanor coppolas feature film directorial and screenwriting debut at the age of 81 stars academy award nominee diane lane as a hollywood producers wife. Movies mailing list to receive updates on movies, tvseries and news of top movies. Let me first say that i love diane lane, her films. Eleanor coppola, fred roos, michael zakin, diane lane, alec baldwin, arnaud viard. Lane made perhaps the quintessential middleagedwomanfindingherselfineurope movie with under the tuscan sun, and paris can wait feels like a wan copy by comparison. I was cozied up in bed and needed a comforting light hearted film. Eleanor coppola and her husband, francis ford coppola, were attending the cannes film festival in 2009, and they were supposed to fly to eastern europe afterward, where he had business.
In paris can wait, lane s bemused character, anne, is a woman at a crossroads in life with her husband preoccupied with work and her daughter away at college. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer alec baldwin, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from cannes to paris with a business associate of her husband arnaud viard. The outsiders 1982 and rumble fish 1983 were based on the hugely successful s. A working actress since age 6, the oscarnominee returns to the coppola film family for her new movie, paris can wait. The stars latest film, paris can wait, is a romantic comedy for a wife and mom whos ready for her second act. The sevenhour drive turns into a carefree twoday adventure replete with diversions and more.
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