Page 70 - Northern Spain & Portugal: Pilgrimage into the Past

.SL^TYR 7TQP (2002, Dark Comedy) The worst day ever becomes even worse for a 25-year-old
loser. When his life hits bottom he takes his dog’s euthanasia poison to end it all. Then
PaP]d_STYR NSLYRP^ LYO SP X`^_ OP^[P]L_PWd ʭYO _SP LY_TOZ_P ?SP ʭWX MLWLYNP^ _]LRPOd LYO
comedy, but tilts toward comedy.

France

;L]T^ 5P ?ɪLTXP ! ,Y_SZWZRd ,Y `Y`^`LW []ZUPN_ _SL_ ^_]TYR^ _ZRP_SP] ^SZ]_ ʭWX^ bT_S
only one thing in common—they all take place in Paris. There’s some big names involved,
both starring (Steve Buscemi, Juliette Binoche, Nick Nolte, Natalie Portman, Gena Rowlands)
and directing (the Coen brothers, Wes Craven, Gerard Depardieu, Gurinder Chadha). Some of
_SP ʭWX^ L]P TY 0YRWT^S LYO ^ZXP TY 1]PYNS bT_S ^`M_T_WP^

Midnight in Paris =ZXLY_TN .ZXPOd ?SP ʭWX QZWWZb^ 2TW ;PYOP] L ^N]PPYb]T_P] bSZ T^
NZYQ]ZY_^ _SP ^SZ]_NZXTYR^ ZQ ST^ ]PWL_TZY^ST[ bT_S ST^ XL_P]TLWT^_TN ʭLYN±P ?SPT] OTaP]RPY_
goals become increasingly exaggerated as he travels back in time—to Paris of the 1920s—each
night at midnight.

Amelie (2001, Romantic Comedy) This quirky gem tells the heartwarming story of a shy
waitress in Paris who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better, while
^_]`RRWTYR bT_S SP] ZbY T^ZWL_TZY ?SP LbL]O bTYYTYR ʭWX T^ L bSTX^TNLW OP[TN_TZY ZQ
contemporary Parisian life, sure to capture the hearts of its viewers time and time again.

Charade (1963,Thriller) Newly widowed and broke, Regina Lambert (played by Hepburn) tries
_Z ʭYO _SP QZ]_`YP SP] WL_P S`^MLYO ^_ZWPɨMPQZ]P ST^ [L]_YP]^ TY N]TXP ʭYO T_ -`_ NLY ^SP
trust the mysterious man who says he’s trying to help her (Grant)? It’s two great stars, at their
best, in Paris.

Julie & Julia $ -TZ[TN ?bZ ^_Z]TP^ TY_P]_bTYP% ɭ5`WTLɮ QZN`^P^ ZY 5`WTL .STWOɪ^ ʭ]^_ QZ]Ld^
into French cooking while “Julie” is about a modern-day writer’s attempt to make every
]PNT[P TY .STWO^ɪ ʭ]^_ NZZVMZZV ,W_SZ`RS ZYWd [L]_Wd ^P_ TY 1]LYNP 1]PYNS NZZVTYR [WLd^ L VPd
role in almost every scene.

7L ATP 0Y =Z^P (2007, Biopic) In an Oscar-winning performance, Cotillard transforms herself
into the famous French singer Edith Piaf for this biopic told as a series of non-linear
ʮL^SMLNV^

, AP]d 7ZYR 0YRLRPXPY_ =ZXLYNP 8d^_P]d ,_ _SP PYO ZQ BZ]WO BL] 4 ʭaP 1]PYNS
^ZWOTP]^ L]P _S]ZbY TY_Z _SP YZ XLYɪ^ WLYO MP_bPPY _SP 1]PYNS LYO 2P]XLY _]PYNSP^ ,WW ʭaP
L]P OPNWL]PO OPLO M`_ 8L_STWOP _SP _PYLNTZ`^ ʭLYN±P ZQ _SP dZ`YRP^_ aTN_TX T^ NZYaTYNPO
_SL_ L_ WPL^_ ZYP ^ZWOTP] T^ ^_TWW LWTaP 4^ T_ SP] ^ZWOTP]* ?SP ʭWX OZP^ L RZZO UZM L_ MLWLYNTYR _SP
sadness of war with humor, sweetness, mystery, and romance.

,` ]PaZT] WP^ PYQLY_^ $#" /]LXL ?ST^ ʭWX T^ LMZ`_ LY dPL] ZWO MZdɪ^ Pc[P]TPYNP L_ L
.L_SZWTN MZL]OTYR ^NSZZW O`]TYR _SP 9LeT ZNN`[L_TZY ZQ 1]LYNP =TaLW^ L_ ʭ]^_ _SP _bZ ^_`OPY_^
Julien and Jean Bonnet form a bond and eventually become best of friends. Julien learns that

70