Travels with Terri

I recently re-watched a wonderful and moving film, The Walk, directed by Robert Zemeckis. Set in the early 1970’s, it tells the story of French wire-walker Philippe Petit who, on August 7th 1974, spent 45 minutes suspended on a wire between the World Trade Center towers. The film is both exciting and beautiful, especially the early scenes in Paris which Zemeckis and his cinematographer Dariusz Wolski shot in black and white. Their use of lighting and composition is magical as is their very creative use of spot color. I’m normally not a huge fan of “gimmicky” photography but it works in this film because it is subtle and is used sparingly. This got my own creative juices flowing so here I present my very own “love letter” to Paris in black and white. Enjoy!

Here’s a list of some of my favorite films set in Paris. What are your favorites? Leave a comment below.

Amélie, Funny Face, Midnight in Paris, An American in Paris, Before Sunset, Gigi, Hugo, Julie & Julia, Moulin Rouge, Ratatouille, La Vie en Rose, and The Intouchables (in French, remade in English as The Upside)

Stayed tuned for my next blog where I travel to Sintra, Portugal in A Tale of Two Palaces!