2 Days in Paris 2008

If the three-way writing credit she shared with director Richard Linklater and co-star Ethan Hawke for the wonderful Before Sunset left room for doubt about Julie Delpy's ability as a screenwriter, 2 Days In Paris is proof that she's a serious talent in her own right. Delpy also stars, directs and provides the music for this playful comedy, which shows off her wicked sense of humour and a real understanding of relationships. Full review.

Delpy in fact has made a smart film with an edge to it; her Jack and Marion reveal things about themselves they never thought they'd tell anybody, and we wonder why they ever went out on a second date. Much has been made of the similarities between Delpy here and Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall" but if Delpy's character found a spider as big as a Buick in the bathroom, she'd braise it and serve it up for lunch. Full review.

Julie Delpy writes and directs a very likable, smart, offbeat film. Full review.

C'était la course pour Julie Delpy ? quelques jours de la sortie de 2 Days in Paris, son premier long métrage. Le premier vrai. M?me si on pourrait lui attribuer la maternité de Before Sunset, qu'elle a coécrit et pour lequel elle a eu droit ? une nomination aux Oscars, en 2005. Full review.

2 Days in Paris is pure Julie Delpy, figuratively and otherwise. Since first becoming known to American audiences in the early '90s, she's revealed herself to be an artist of sundry and unexpected talents, with a distinctive voice and point of view. Full review.

The feature debut as writer-director for French star Delpy is reminiscent of mid-career Woody Allen, though it never feels derivative. Delpy herself plays Marion, an expatriate Parisienne who spends two days in her home town with her Jewish-American boyfriend Jack (Goldberg) on the way home from a holiday in Venice. Full review.

Delpy's writing is sharply observed and often hilarious, and her own performance as the perennially enraged Marion -- whom she says was inspired by Robert De Niro's Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" -- is one of her most memorable. Full review.