Magic in Paris

A master piece of Nostalgia that is pure Americana and hauntingly real. The Twenties and the Lost Generation in Paris have long fascinated and dominated the great modern classics of American Literature. Every undergraduate for the last 50 years feasted on Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Anais Nin, and yearned for the taste and smell and noise of Paris between the Wars. Probably the greatest achievement of Allen’s movie career is to bring this glowing period of genius and mold breaking to the screen with amazing authenticity. At the same time producing a damning glance at American domestic values about money, conformity and Republicanism. Fantasy and art wins every time. Loved it and watched it three times and must buy it

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I am a retired professor living in a somewhat remote location near Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada. I spend much of my time thinking and reading and writing about what it means to be human. I think that being aware or conscious means being a story creature. My story is made up of experience and how this is woven together is my identity. I story-make and therefore I am.
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