Cute film with charming lead and pretty costumes, though amateurs of fashion may find it reductive and twee. 

While I can look past the tropes of snobby Parisian fashion people and smarmy French love interest (Emily in Paris, is that you?), there’s a major plot hole that was just unforgivable.

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The whole point of Mrs Harris’s extended stay in Paris was because the dress had to be custom-made to her exact measurements. So the fact she then lends the…

The editing and production design were the first things to pull me in, but threaded through the bizarre scenery was some powerful acting, particularly by Hopkins. This reminded me of La Cantatrice Chauve, a mind-bending piece of surreal theatre, so it didn’t surprise me to learn this film was based on a French play.

Ludovico Einaudi seems like the perfect fit for the score, too - anyone familiar with his looping, patterned style will appreciate the subtle nod to the…