Here are some films you can enjoy when you want a slice of Paris from home:
- Paris Je t’aime
This film integrates writing and directing from various well-known directors, covering 18 intimate stories of various people in Paris. Each story is like a vignette to show a different life budding in the streets of Paris, all culminating to an overall love letter to the city of light and love.
- La Vie en Rose
This film is brilliant, with the Oscar-winning performance of Marion Cotillard. As viewers, we follow the biographical life of the famous French singer, Édith Piaf, from her childhood through to her tragic death.
- Amélie
An utter classic, this film follows the life of waitress, Amélie Poulain, set in Montmartre. This magical story follows her journey in returning a mysterious box of trinkets to the owner, while simultaneously bring excitement and joy to the lives of those around her.
- Paris
This film follows the parallel lives of various Parisians. Some of the characters that we follow, as viewers, are a retired professional dancer, his sister who is a social worker, and their friends. This film explores the deep and small, sometimes unnoticeable connections created between people and gives you a new appreciation of our finite time on this planet.
- Ratatouille
Pixar is just always there for us when we want to travel using our imaginations. Ratatouille follows the life of a rat, Remy, who has the taste and the passion of a gourmet French chef, and whose talents help the career and personal life of unlikely friend Alfredo Linguini.