Paris Can Wait

— “Paris Can Wait” is one of the those unhurried films with a middle-aged or beyond American woman in Europe, softly oozing love, wisdom, and empowerment. In this case, the woman is Diane Lane, evidently at a turning point in her life with a successful but inattentive husband. She finds herself riding to Paris with Jacques, one of her husband’s business associates, who also happens to be a fun-loving, flirty Frenchman. Instead of taking the direct route, Jacques stops frequently and takes a circuitous path filled with more wonderful restaurants than you can imagine, all suitable for leisurely meals and conversations. It’s a pleasant enough little film thanks to Lane, but it all seemed very familiar, probably because there wasn’t much original in the idea. Still fun though.

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[2016. 92 minutes. Written and directed by Eleanor Coppola. Starring Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, and Arnaud Viard.]
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