Paris (2008)

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, he has nothing better to do than look at the ... See full summary »

Director:

Cédric Klapisch

Writer:

Cédric Klapisch

Stars:

Fabrice Luchini, Romain Duris, Joffrey Platel

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fabrice Luchini	...	Roland Verneuil
Romain Duris	...	Pierre
Joffrey Platel	...	Rémy
Mélanie Laurent	...	Laetitia
Karin Viard	...	La boulangère
Albert Dupontel	...	Jean
Zinedine Soualem	...	Mourad
Annelise Hesme	...	Victoire
Audrey Marnay	...	Marjolaine
Xavier Robic	...	Présentateur télé
Farida Khelfa	...	Farida
Suzanne Von Aichinger	...	Suzy 'Miss Bidoche' (as Suzanne Von Aichinger)
Marco Prince	...	Disco
François Cluzet	...	Philippe Verneuil
Juliette Binoche	...	Élise

Storyline

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, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment. When Elise, his sister with three kids and no husband, moves in to his place to care for him, Pierre does not change his new habits. And instead of dancing himself, it is Paris and the Parisians who dance before his eyes.

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Plot Keywords:

balcony | dancing | dancer | apartment | dance | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Mars Distribution [fr] Official site [jp]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 February 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

París

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$46,518 (USA) (18 September 2009)

Gross:

$1,005,168 (USA) (18 December 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures, StudioCanal, StudioCanal Image

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

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.

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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.

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Soundtracks

"We don't give a F !!"
Written by Ardag Basmadjian (as A. Basmadjian), Loïc Dury (as L. Dury), DJ Klap
Performed by Kraked Unit
Universal Music Publishing
MGB / Kraked - ce qui me meut production

User Reviews

Hurray Klapish

To day I went to see "Paris" and hoped to win a trip to Paris from Sydney out of it! I had seen L'auberge espagnole and had no idea of the link! To top this, by accident I caught a french movie on TV to night perhaps already running for 10 minutes and it was Russian Dolls! Again I did not realise it was related, even called a Sequel to l'auberge espagnole! I enjoyed the 3 movies each on their own way. "Paris", my birth city, I did enjoy immensely, yet I could have imagine its story in any other city. Although it was nice to catch up with sites I have not seen for 25 years and left nearly 40 years ago, but to me it was very much this cocktail of people and their personal situation that moved me so much. Just like everyday life with its humor, sadness and pain all this with a comfortable music that actually did ease a little the pain. Again I thank those who write so well here and gave a concise and very interesting account of this wonderful film. I think one of these writings should appear with the main page of the film rather than tentative account like mine. Bu if by chance you are reading mine I'd like to let you know that if you go to see this movie, just go with the flow and you should not be disappointed.