Paris (2008)

A ex-dancer has a heart problem and even with a transplant, he may still only have a few months to live. Time's spent looking at people/life in Paris from his balcony. His single mom sister moves in with her 3 kids to look after him.

Director:

Cédric Klapisch

Writer:

Cédric Klapisch

Stars:

Fabrice Luchini, Romain Duris, Joffrey Platel

4 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'
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:

dancer | family relationships | teacher student relationship | taxi | sms | 

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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:

Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite Mars Distribution [France]

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

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$46,518, 20 September 2009

Gross USA:

$1,010,194

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,328,518

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

Pierre: Give chance a chance. I believe in you! Your life's not over! Maybe it hasn't even started.

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Soundtracks

Munivers de Paris
Written by Robert Burke (as R. Burke) and Loïc Dury (as L. Dury)
Performed by Kraked Unit
Universal Music Publishing
MGB / Kraked - ce qui me meut production

User Reviews

I might have given it a 10...

...if Klapisch hadn't wasted his time on all the plot threads that run through this over-long film. From Karin Viard as the bakery owner with her new helper Sabrina Ouazani, to the overly macho fruit and veg guys (Albert Dupontel, Zinedine Soualem and Gilles Lellouche) with their supermodel day-trippers, there is just too much material for the modest little picture that this really is. Klapisch, I guess, wants to be the Balzac of today's French cinema, and he has much talent--I enjoyed Chacun Cherche son chat and L'Auberge espagnole--but he must be more selective in telling his stories.

I took away from this exercise the performances of Fabrice Luchini, the history prof who decides to go into TV work when the fabulous salary is dangled before his eyes (100,000 euros a year!) and François Cluzet as his harried brother, an architect working on a nightmarish housing development (the computerized promotion film of which is one of the highlights of 2008). Honorable mention to Julie Ferrier as the ex-wife of one of the fruit vendors.