2 Days in New York [Blu-ray]

Director: Julie Delpy Julie Delpy

Overview

Writer/director Julie Delpy follows-up her 2007 comedy 2 Days in Paris with this tale of a happy couple who find their comfortable relationship put to the test during a tumultuous family visit. Marion (Delpy) and Mingus (Chris Rock) both come from failed relationships. But by bringing their children together, they've managed to form a small yet happy family. Tensions in their household soon begin to spike, however, when Marion's jovial father (Albert Delpy -- the director's real-life father) shows up on their doorstep with his randy daughter and her peculiar boyfriend in tow. Later, as the motor-mouthed houseguests shatter every taboo imaginable, the happy couple begin to question their commitment.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/13/2012
UPC:	0876964005098
Original Release:	2011
Rating:	R
Source:	Magnolia Home Ent
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	36,976

Special Features

Interview with Julie Delpy; Interview with Chris Rock; Sundance interviews; AXS TV: a look at 2 Days in New York; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Chris Rock	Mingus
Julie Delpy	Marion,Jeannot
Alexia Landeau	Rose
Alexandre Nahon	Manu,Actor
Dylan Baker	Ron
Kate Burton	Bella
Malinda Williams	Elizabeth
Talen Riley	Actor
Alex Manette	John Kelly
Emily Wagner	Susan
Daniel Brühl	The Oak Fairy
Arthur French	Actor
Petronia Paley	Actor
Marcus Ho	Johnny
Gregory Korostishevsky	Boris
Pun Bandhu	Joe
Johnny Tran	Van
Darlene Violette	Customs Lady
Seth Barrish	Mingus' boss
Bhavesh Patel	Justin
Brady Smith	Bob

Technical Credits

Julie Delpy

Alex Nahon

Alexia Landeau

Julie Delpy	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Alex Nahon	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Scott Franklin	Producer
Jean-Jacques Neira	Producer
Christophe Mazodier	Producer
Hubert Toint	Producer
Ulf Israel	Producer
Matthias Triebel	Executive Producer,Producer
Helga Sasse	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Jessica Kelly	Casting
Suzanne Smith Crowley	Casting
Teddy Au	Producer,Executive Producer
Alexia Landeau	Screenwriter
Benoît Biral	Sound Effects
Eric Boisteau	Sound Effects
Kevin Bowe	Sound Effects
Julie Brenta	Sound Effects
Joshua Anderson	Sound/Sound Designer
Gert Janssen	Sound/Sound Designer
Franco Piscopo	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Thanks to Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and a rumored third film in that series, Julie Delpy is already associated with one of the screen's most vivid and moving love affairs. But that hasn't stopped her from continuing to examine the perils of modern romance as a writer and director. With 2 Days in New York, the French actress continues the humanistic tradition of the Linklater films while adding her own layer of idiosyncrasies. A sequel to Delpy's earlier movie 2 Days in Paris, this film picks up with her character Marion, now separated from Jack (played in the previous picture by Adam Goldberg) and raising two children with her live-in boyfriend Mingus (Chris Rock), a Village Voice writer and talk-radio host. Marion is stressed because her beloved father Jeannot (Albert Delpy, Julie's real-life father), her sister Rose (Alexia Landeau), and Rose's obnoxious boyfriend Manu (Alex Nahon, who co-wrote the script with Delpy) are coming for a visit so they can attend Marion's art opening, which consists primarily of photographs that detail her failed relationship with Jack. During the course of 48 hours, Marion and Mingus will consider breaking up, Manu will get deported, and Marion will sell her soul to an unlikely buyer (as part of her art installation). For an actress whose most memorable moments involve her characters being in the throes of a motormouthed neurotic tailspin, Delpy maintains an easy, laid-back directorial approach. She likes her characters, even when they probably don't deserve to be liked, and this breezy style allows all of the actors enough room to register with the audience. When everybody sits down to eat in Marion and Mingus' cramped apartment, they all talk over each other, but Delpy keeps our attention where she wants it without making a big deal about it. We can follow the awkward conversation between Mingus and Marion's dad just as easily as Marion's incessant bickering with her sister because Delpy expertly captures the rhythm and feel of a chaotic family dinner. The screenplay doesn't arrive at any profundities that other life-affirming comedies haven't already covered, but the actors are so appealing, and the tone so offhand, that it's enjoyable to be around these people. The biggest surprise in the bunch turns out to be Chris Rock, who, for the first time in his career, sheds any semblance of his stand-up persona while still being charming and witty. He blossoms here, as he finds a perfect comic foil in Delpy and even sounds like a radio host -- as opposed to a comic -- during the on-air monologues he delivers about how Marion's family are driving him crazy. Rock has stated on numerous occasions how much he admires Woody Allen's films, and it's great to see him in a movie that looks and sounds like Woody at his strongest. The Big Apple provides a number of locations for the film, and the story touches on the mythic nature of America's most renowned city -- a place where different cultures collide, love blossoms, and arty celebrities appear unexpectedly at galleries. Stripped of references to current events, the movie still plays as a beautiful little tale of inclusiveness and love.