Lost in Paris (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:

Emmanuelle Riva, Pierre Richard, Emmy Boissard Paumelle

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emmanuelle Riva	...	Martha
Pierre Richard	...	Norman
Emmy Boissard Paumelle	...	Fiona enfant
Céline Laurentie	...	Martha jeune / La factrice
Fiona Gordon	...	Fiona
Charlotte Dubery	...	La lectrice
David Palatino	...	Le lecteur
Frédéric Meert	...	Bob le Mountie (as Fred Meert)
Guillaume Delvingt	...	Le joggeur
Philippe Martz	...	M. Martin
Olivier Parenty	...	L'employé de l'ambassade
Dominique Abel	...	Dom
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 | human ashes | funeral | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Good Films (es) MK2 Films

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, 18 June 2017

Gross USA:

$691,597

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,082,381

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

References Pina (2011)

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Soundtracks

Last Tango in Paris
Composed in 1972 by Gato Barbieri
Whistled by Dominique Abel

User Reviews

Unique, brilliant, unlike anything currently out there

No two ways about it. I loved this movie. It's brilliantly unique and unlike anything currently out there. The film is about a Canadian woman who receives a letter from her Parisian aunt indicating that she needs help. She goes to rescue her and along the way is equal parts hindered and helped by a vagrant who she feels an attraction to.

What makes the film so great isn't the plot, which is relatively simple, but the slapstick nature of the film. It owes more to Charlie Chaplin, silent films, and clowning than to anything else, though it does incorporate sound and colour quite beautifully.

The film is pretty much guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Highly recommend this one.