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Cannes 2011: A video examination, Part 1

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Woody Allen took some at the Cannes Film festival by surprise with his ‘Midnight in Paris,’ a whimsical romantic comedy in which Owen Wilson travels back to 1920s Paris. After more middling responses to his recent Cannes entries, the ‘Manhattan’ filmmaker opened this year’s festivities with a love letter to the City of Light that drew a wave of favorable reviews -- and the approval of the local audience. The Times’ Steven Zeitchik and the Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips break down his Woody-ness.

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