Same old song of the Good Old World Alain René's classic lineup is here. What could be more perfect? Only his team against the background of the real Paris of the 90s, imbued with the melodies of this exuberant and so different twentieth century. Times change, the new stunningly charismatic heroes of the 90s and the neuroses of the 90s and all the same existential problems that all noble people with sadness in their hearts and a smile on their faces. The film begins with the story of how Paris could have been destroyed during World War II, but that, thank God, did not happen. And here it is: eternal, and seemingly so young. And its Parisians, who drink champagne after the opera, and buy apartments only for the sake of a special view and refraction of light at sunset; Parisians, who adore romantic many, many anglers, smoke endlessly and all of a sudden with all seriousness and diligence sing the same old songs of Josephine Baker and Dalida. A great joke by Alain René, who with tenderness and irony confessed his love to this eternal city as only he and his inimitable team of truly great actors can.
P.S. "Paris, I love you," "New York, I love you" is great. But two unique maestros created the most perfect ode to their favorite cities, because they added a little “all the same old songs” and made the essence really rich. This is Alain René and Same Old Song and Woody Allen and Everybody Says I Love You.
10 out of 10