Paris (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Cédric Klapisch

Writer:

Cédric Klapisch (writer)

Release Date:

20 February 2008 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life...

Plot Keywords:

Cemetery | Paris | Heart Disease | Happiness | Illegal Immigration

Cast

Juliette Binoche	...	Élise
Romain Duris	...	Pierre
Fabrice Luchini	...	Roland Verneuil
Albert Dupontel	...	Jean
François Cluzet	...	Philippe Verneuil
Karin Viard	...	La boulangère
Gilles Lellouche	...	Franky
Mélanie Laurent	...	Laetitia
Zinedine Soualem	...	Mourad
Julie Ferrier	...	Caroline
Olivia Bonamy	...	Diane
Maurice Bénichou	...	Le psy
Annelise Hesme	...	Victoire
Audrey Marnay	...	Marjolaine
Xavier Robic	...	Arthur Delamare - le présentateur télé

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual references.

Runtime:

France:130 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | Dolby SR

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Montmartre, Paris 18, Paris, France

Company:

Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When the shop-owner of the bakery sell a baguette she asks for 80 cent, doesn't register it in the till, which has the figures 0,00 than it changes to 0,78 than back to 0,00 again.

Quotes:

Élise: [in French] You're all alone here? What do you do all day?
Pierre: [in French] Watch other people live. Wonder who they are, where they go? They become hereoes in my little stories.

Soundtrack:

Louxor, j'adore

Paris

I had heard about this movie, and just because it was in French with Dutch sub-titles, I did not go and see it. While traveling in Air-France, this was on the list with English sub-titles and how can I then miss it? The movie is about a dancer Pierre (Romain Duris), who is suffering from a heart ailment, and would require an operation. He does not know whether he will live or die. He stands on his apartment balcony and watches people who pass by. The story takes a peep into the lives of those characters – an over-middle age professor Roland Verneuil (Fabrice Luchini) flirtation with his young female student Laetitia (Melanie Laurent) who stays opposite Pierre's flat, Pierre ex-wife Caroline (Julie Ferrier) and her interactions with various men in her life, There are a few other stories too. In the end, while Pierre is driving to the hospital and on the way watching this characters still struggling with their own stories in life.

The movie though clichéd at times – in its narrative, has absorbing moments, and that makes the interwoven of events interesting to watch.

Romain Duris is good, so are all the other actors. The main actor in this movie is its script. Film Teacher and Director Cederic Klapisch does a fine job in presenting various facets of Paris and its life in a narrative that leads to a comprehensive whole story.

This movie is an enjoyable treat to watch. I recommend it.

(Stars 6.75 out of 10)