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:

Paris | Balcony | Dancer | Dancing | Heart Disease

Awards:

3 nominations

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 | Argentina: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 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:7 | South Korea:12 | Mexico:B

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:

Midnight Reflections

extraordinary

This is a great, lovable film. I am still under the influence of it. Me and my girlfriend simply had to sit in a good restaurant in town afterwards to discuss it over a bottle of Chardonnay. This is so much about life! The director wisely lets the viewers to decide about some points that have been intentionally left in a subtle haze. And he does not want to teach us, does not want to moralize and tell us a great story. This is a fresh, very French movie which is just a great start for the new spring season. It is 130 minutes long, still a lot of people (including us) were reluctant to stand up at the end and leave the room seeing the "Fin" sign. Thanks Monsieur Klapisch for the great evening, and of course everybody who contributed his film, first of all the actors - all of them were very credible and smashing. Sorry if I sound overenthusiastic, but - for me - this was a great experience, indeed. I can only recommend it to everybody. Go, and see it, and make yourself a great evening!