Bird People (2014)

In an airport hotel on the outskirts of Paris, a Silicon Valley engineer abruptly chucks his job, breaks things off with his wife, and holes up in his room. Soon, fate draws him and a young French maid together.

Director:

Pascale Ferran

Writers:

Guillaume Bréaud (screenplay), Pascale Ferran (screenplay)

Stars:

Josh Charles, Anaïs Demoustier, Roschdy Zem

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Charles	...	Gary Newman
Anaïs Demoustier	...	Audrey Camuzet
Roschdy Zem	...	Simon
Taklyt Vongdara	...	Akira
Geoffrey Cantor	...	Allan
Camélia Jordana	...	Leila
Radha Mitchell	...	Elisabeth Newman
Mohand Saci	...	Passager RER
Ali Ben Amar	...	Passager RER
Coralie Majouga	...	Passagère RER
Sonia Bouquet	...	Passagère RER
Aurore Soudieux	...	Passagère RER
Khalil Yahya	...	Passager RER
Michel Sabeh-Aïon	...	Passager RER
Rojda Mohamed-Guedouar	...	Passagère RER (as Rojda Mohamed)

Storyline

In an airport hotel on the outskirts of Paris, a Silicon Valley engineer abruptly chucks his job, breaks things off with his wife, and holes up in his room. Soon, fate draws him and a young French maid together.

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Plot Keywords:

airport | hotel | flying bird | surprise | france | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The crew had to hatch sparrow eggs and raise them in preparation for the shooting, where eventually about 20 sparrows took part.

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Soundtracks

Space Oddity
Written by David Bowie
© Onward Music Ltd
Performed by David Bowie
Courtesy of RZO Music

User Reviews

This movie is like a lit match in the darkness... Savor it while it lasts!

I don't usually watch movies like this, yet the synopsis caught my attention. It seemed like a weird, but beautiful romantic movie about a man in crisis and a maid who helps him. Movie is nothing like that. It's a little bit too long for my taste and I would take at least 20 minutes of random and unnecessary footage. Still, in it's portrayal of characters who are not perfect it manages to show beauty and good in life through it's weird way. It's a slow movie where things of little to no significance happen, but it's all worth for the last 3 minutes of it. If you get that and what it means, you will like this movie. It isn't perfect. It isn't for everybody. It tries too much to be artistic but fails. But I still like it and recommend it, at least for one watch. 8/10!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

France

Language:

French English Japanese

Release Date:

4 June 2014 (France)

Also Known As:

Bird People

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR6,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,443, 14 September 2014

Gross USA:

$32,111

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$866,211

Company Credits

Production Co:

Archipel 35, France 2 Cinéma, Titre et Structure Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1