Dans Paris Explained

Dans Paris
Director:Christophe Honoré
Producer:Paulo Branco
Cinematography:Jean-Louis Vialard
Editing:Chantal Hymans
Music:Alex Beaupain
Distributor:Gemini Films
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:France
Language:French
Gross:$1.8 million[1]

Dans Paris (English: '''Inside Paris'''|italic=yes) is a 2006 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Christophe Honoré and starring Romain Duris, Louis Garrel, Guy Marchand, Joana Preiss, Alice Butaud and Marie-France Pisier.

Plot

After ending a volatile relationship with his long-term girlfriend Anna, Paul moves back in with his divorced father Mirko and younger brother Jonathan in their apartment in Paris. While attempting to pull Paul out of his depression, Jonathan engages in a series of sexual encounters with women around the city.

Cast

Release

The film was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, the 2006 Vienna International Film Festival, the 2006 BFI London Film Festival, the 2006 Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, the 2007 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, the 2007 São Paulo International Film Festival, and the 2007 San Francisco International Film Festival.[2]

Reception

At Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 53 reviews, and an average rating of 6.25/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Director Christophe Honore updates the pretensions and the charms of the French New Wave for Dans Paris, his poignant yet frustratingly dense film."[3] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]

Manohla Dargis of The New York Times praised the film's "playful, liberatory style", which she found reminiscent of the best films of the French New Wave.[5] Paul Schrodt of Slant Magazine gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing, "As reckless as love itself, the movie has its ups and downs, but you can't help but be touched by it."[6]

At the 32nd César Awards, Guy Marchand was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dans Paris (2006). Box Office Mojo. 20 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Dans Paris - Awards & Festivals. Mubi. 16 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Dans Paris. Rotten Tomatoes. 5 May 2019.
  4. Web site: In Paris. Metacritic. 5 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Two Brothers, One Down and One Out. The New York Times. Manohla. Dargis. 8 August 2007. 5 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Review: Dans Paris. Slant Magazine. Paul. Schrodt. 9 August 2007. 5 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Cesar noms to 'Glory,' 'Chatterley,' 'No One'. The Hollywood Reporter. Rebecca. Leffler. 27 January 2007. 5 May 2019.

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