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DVD: 2 DAYS IN PARIS (2007)

Have you ever been to a foreign country but didn’t know how to speak the language? This intimate and entertaining movie puts you right there with Jack (Adam Goldberg) who doesn’t know what’s going on around him, leaving the audience to laugh or sigh at his confusion. Jack and his girlfriend Marion (Julie Delpy) spend two days in Paris on their way home to New York after visting Venice.

Marion grew up in Paris, so while she continues to run into past friends and lovers, Jack is left wondering what he is missing in every conversation. This quirky, yet honest film focuses on their relationship, as well as Marion’s past relationships, and the different ideas they each have about how their relationship should work.

While the film is peppered with arguments, a mutual want or need to be with each other is always at the forefront. Whichever way you see it unfold, this film’s honest creativity is thoroughly enjoyable.