Cora Sabbot (Louise Closser Hale) leaves her Newton Center, Massachusetts home and goes to Paris, France with the express purpose of preventing the marriage of her son, Andrew Sabbot (Jason Robards Sr as Jason Robards), to stage star Vivienne Rolland ( Irène Bordon)..


If you're the kind of person who gets annoyed by crackly audio and actors who look like they're afraid of the microphone, you should probably stay away from this one. But for the rest of us who love a weird time capsule, Paris is a total trip. It’s perfect for a rainy afternoon when you want to see how movies struggle...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"If you're the kind of person who gets annoyed by crackly audio and actors who look like they're afraid of the microphone, you should probably stay away from this one. But for the rest of us who love a weird time capsule, Paris is a total trip. It’s perfect for a rainy afternoon when you want to see how movies struggled to find their feet in 1929. 🎥 The plot is pretty thin, honestly. Cora Sabbot, this very uptight lady from Newton Center, heads to France because her son Andrew wants to marry V..."
Jason Robards Sr.
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