Paris pieds nus (2016)

Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastrophes ensue, mainly involving Dom, a homeless man who has yet to have an emotion or thought he was afraid of expressing.

Directors:

Dominique Abel (as Abel), Fiona Gordon (as Gordon)

Writers:

Dominique Abel (screenplay), Dominique Abel

Stars:

Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel, Emmanuelle Riva

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fiona Gordon	...	Fiona
Dominique Abel	...	Dom
Emmanuelle Riva	...	Martha
Pierre Richard	...	Norman
Emmy Boissard Paumelle	...	Fiona enfant
Céline Laurentie	...	Martha jeune / La factrice
Charlotte Dubery	...	La lectrice
David Palatino	...	Le lecteur
Frédéric Meert	...	Bob le Mountie
Guillaume Delvingt	...	Le joggeur
Philippe Martz	...	M. Martin
Olivier Parenty	...	L'employé de l'ambassade
Fabrice Milich	...	Le portier de la péniche
Jean Loison	...	Le DJ péniche
Annabelle Cocollos	...	Mère de famille sauteuse

Storyline

Martha, an eighty-year-old former Canadian dancer, has been living in Paris for decades. Now losing her head, she is threatened to be sent to an old people's home. No way. Martha decides to call her niece, Canadian librarian Fiona, for help. Alas, when her relative arrives in the French capital, Martha has disappeared. Worse, Fiona loses both her identity documents and money after falling into the Seine. Now alone in Paris, the young woman is desperate. It is at this point that Dom, a homeless man who lives in a tent on the Île aux Cygnes, unexpectedly comes into her life..., for better or worse.

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Plot Keywords:

fancy restaurant | homeless man | homeless | reference to the statue of liberty new york city | human ashes | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

MK2 Films Official site [Japan]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English

Release Date:

8 March 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Lost in Paris

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,510, 16 June 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$691,597, 30 November 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Courage Mon Amour, Moteur S'il Vous Plaît, CG Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emmanuelle Riva readily agreed to appear in the film as she was a big fan of Buster Keaton, whose style Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon emulate.

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Connections

Featured in Pierre Richard: Le discret (2018)

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Soundtracks

Suite for Jazz Orchestra N°1
Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich
(1934)

User Reviews

One of he funniest movies in a long time

This is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. I loved the slapstick and the facial expressions and postures of the two main characters. They were perfect together. One delightful scene was when the character Martha and her former lover dance while sitting on a bench, and all you see is their feet moving to delightful music. Ditto for the uproariously funny dance scene between Fiona and Don at Maxim's. The music "Swimming Song" by Loudon Wainwright III was delightful and accompanied the action so well! I loved the deadpan responses of many of the French people that Fiona and Dom came into contact with. Almost every scene was hysterically funny. I had to see it twice. The second time was even better.