Product Details

• Actors: Paris, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Louvre, Kate Fuglei, Richard Levine
• Directors: Lou Tyrrell
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: V.I.E.W. Video
• DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000U7CZA6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,311 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The City is Paris, France, where the Arc de Triomphe curves majestically over the Champs Elysees and the Eiffel Tower pierces the Parisian skyline. This intimate exploration of the world's most romantic city traces Paris' history and culture through its architecture, monuments, museums and most notable citizens such as Napoleon, Charles de Gaulle, Victor Hugo, Eduoard Manet and Coco Chanel. Stroll through the stately Luxembourg Gardens and along the River Seine, explore the Gothic splendor of the Cathedral of Notre Dame & the Bastille, discover the local art of Montmartre & the vista from Sacre-Coeur, and marvel at the masterpieces of French Impressionism and Louvre Museum with its Renaissance elegance in this Art History and Travel Documentary DVD.

City of Light, City of Love, and City of Beauty for centuries, Paris has served as a Mecca for painters, sculptors, thinkers, artists and dreamers the world over. Paying homage to some of the city's most famous residents, this film treats the city of Paris as a museum in itself, and is the ideal start for new travelers en route, as well as the perfect warm reminder of the fond memories from your last trip.

Experience the Joie de Vivre of Paris in this Museum City Series DVD presentation that showcases a place where romance sits as aptly on display as the sidewalk cafes; and street lamps illuminate the passionate evenings for the starry-eyed lovers who flock to Paris' sensual scenery.

National CINDY Bronze Award Winner
¬Regional CINDY Gold Award Winner
Recipient of the Dove Foundation Family Approved Seal

DVD BONUS FEATURES:
The Music of Paris by Josephine Baker, Maurice Chevalier, Edith Piaf, and Mistinguett
Instant Access to Chapters
Digitally Mastered Audio & Video
DVD Recommendations

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars poor quality, April 15, 2008

By 

Kathy Iorillo (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: PARIS: City of Light (DVD)

I bought this after the Amazon suggestion to purchase with the London DVD since we are visiting both cities in a few weeks. The footage on this DVD is very dated, at least 20 years. The quality of the photography and the audio is extremely poor. The narration seems adequate and accurate, but I was detracted by the poor overall quality. This was a waste of money.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly misleading title, January 21, 2010

By 

DFW Book Lover (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PARIS: City of Light (DVD)

When I saw the title, "Paris, City of Light" and it was on DVD, I envsioned an interesting documentary of various night scenes in the beautiful city of Paris. Night because, well, why would the add, "the city of light", to day scenes.

In retrospect, I would have been happy to have video toured through Paris in broad daylight ... just give me scenes of PARIS!

Instead, these video FAILS in three major areas -
a) The video quality is far below average. To be sure, it looks like it was poorly filmed in the first place with a hand held camera and subsequently over-dubbed on a scratched videotape.
b) There are very few actual scenes of Paris. During approximately the one hour "film", there are maybe 8-10 minutes of video of Paris, with over half being inside (like the Rose window)
c) The misleading title. This would have been more appropriately titled, "Famous French People Through History".

Hopefully this review will save at least one other prospective buyer from buying this misleading title and sub-par video.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Memories for a Lifetime, December 3, 2010

By 

Mike Bove - See all my reviews

This review is from: PARIS: City of Light (DVD)

I have been to Paris and will be going back. If you haven't been there yet, don't expect this video to give you any visual insight into this marvelous city. No video can, even HD quality won't help. As a way to remember and bring back those moments when you first experienced the sights of Paris in person, this video covers all the special places you remember. It beats photos, or your own videos because it captures and re-creates those moments and let's you share them again in a timeline of history. For us it gave as a "switch" we can turn on whenever we feel the urge to "go back". See Paris, you'll never regret it. Don't buy this video before you go, at this price, it is worth buying after you come home to re-live your "Paris". You'll remember it vividly, the video will only help to stimulate those memories !!