Midnight at the Paradise

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)