A very slow, sweet, ultimately uninvolving film written and directed by Eleanor Coppola, wife of Francis Ford Coppola, is given its best chance for survival by the presence of the always reliable and lovely Diane Lane.
The story - 'The wife of a successful movie producer takes a car trip from the south of France to Paris with one of her husband's associates.' Or to be more complete, 'Anne Diane Lane) is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to successful, workaholic and driven but inattentive movie producer Michael (Alec Baldwin), she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with Jacques Clement (Arnaud Viard), a business associate of her husband. What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance, reawakening Anne's senses and giving her a new lust for life.' And boom, it stops there.
Despite the gorgeous scenery and culinary delights (only given French names so that we have no idea what the food is) the film is sweet but drags on and on with the same scenes re-played in different restaurants. In this time of CGI explosive blockbusters this little film is a respite. It cold have been more....
The story - 'The wife of a successful movie producer takes a car trip from the south of France to Paris with one of her husband's associates.' Or to be more complete, 'Anne Diane Lane) is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to successful, workaholic and driven but inattentive movie producer Michael (Alec Baldwin), she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with Jacques Clement (Arnaud Viard), a business associate of her husband. What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance, reawakening Anne's senses and giving her a new lust for life.' And boom, it stops there.
Despite the gorgeous scenery and culinary delights (only given French names so that we have no idea what the food is) the film is sweet but drags on and on with the same scenes re-played in different restaurants. In this time of CGI explosive blockbusters this little film is a respite. It cold have been more....