Directed by:
Vanessa MatsuiScreenplay:
Bill RobertsonCinematography:
Jason TanCast:
Emma Ferreira, Allan Hawco, Liane Balaban, Kenneth Welsh, Kate Trotter, Ryan Allen, Jenni BurkeVOD (2)
Plots(1)
When they were teenagers, Iris and Alex went to see the sexy French New Wave classic Breathless and fell in love. But, life had other plans. Twenty years later, Iris is married to a workaholic doctor and stressed out by motherhood and caring for her dying, self-centered film critic father. Tonight, she has scheduled a screening of Breathless at the rundown Paradise Theater in her father’s honor, and on a whim invites Alex. But when Alex shows up with his fiancée in tow, Iris' world is turned upside down and the two ex-lovers spend the evening contemplating the past and plotting a future together. A completely magical romantic drama, Midnight at the Paradise is a thought-provoking look at what makes long-term relationships work, and how movies can shape our views on romantic love. In one evening, three couples at various stages of their relationships come to appreciate that any marriage requires equal doses of delusion, forgiveness, laughter, hope, and sexual chemistry. (Cinequest Festival)
(more)Cast
Emma Ferreira
Best movies:
Midnight at the Paradise (2022)
Allan Hawco
Canada
Best movies:
Hyena Road (2015)
Wilby Wonderful (2004)
Closing the Ring (2007)
Liane Balaban
Canada
Best movies:
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
One Week (2008)
The Grand Seduction (2013)
Kenneth Welsh
Canada
Best movies:
Karol : L'homme qui devint Pape (2005) (TV movie)
Whale Music (1994)
Radio Days (1987)
Kate Trotter
Canada
Best movies:
The Murdoch Mysteries (2004) (series)
Threshold (1981)
Beyond Borders (2003)
Ryan Allen
Best movies:
One Week (2008)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Ordinary Angels (2024)
Jenni Burke
Canada
Best movies:
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
If I Were You (2012)
Half Baked (1998)