2 Days in Paris | |
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Directed by | Julie Delpy |
Produced by | Christophe Mazodier Thierry Potok Julie Delpy |
Screenplay by | Julie Delpy |
Starring | Julie Delpy Adam Goldberg Daniel Brühl |
Narrated by | Julie Delpy |
Music by | Julie Delpy |
Cinematography | Lubomir Bakchev |
Edited by | Julie Delpy |
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Polaris Film Production & Finance
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Distributed by | Rézo Film (France) 3L Filmverleih (Germany) |
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Running time
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101 minutes |
Country | France Germany |
Language | English French |
Budget | $1.8 million |
Box office | $19.7 million |
2 Days in Paris is a 2007 Franco-German romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Julie Delpy, who also edited the film, composed the soundtrack and played the leading female role. It was followed by the 2012 sequel 2 Days in New York.
Marion is a French-born photographer living in New York City with her neurotic, hypochondriacal, chain-smoking, heavily tattooed American interior designer boyfriend Jack. After a markedly unromantic trip to Venice, which was planned to re-ignite the passion in their relationship, they take a night train to Paris to pick up Marion's cat from her parents and decide to stay for two days. Jack is startled to learn Marion has remained in contact with numerous ex-lovers and becomes increasingly uncomfortable due to the language barrier and a multitude of her old flames she keeps meeting. Meanwhile, Marion wrestles with her own insecurities about love, relationships, and her impulsive nature.
The film was shot on location in Paris. Sites included Gare Du Nord train station, Pasteur station in the Paris Métro and the grave of Jim Morrison in Père Lachaise Cemetery. Marie Pillet and Albert Delpy, who portray Marion's parents, are Julie Delpy's real-life parents. It was produced by Christophe Mazodier with his company Polaris Film Production & Finance
The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. It went into theatrical release in Germany on 17 May 2007 and was shown at the Seattle International Film Festival, the Tremblant Film Festival in Canada, the Los Angeles Film Festival, and Paris Cinéma before going into theatrical release in France on 11 July and the United States on 10 August.