| A Mermaid in Paris | |
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| Director: | Mathias Malzieu |
| Cinematography: | Virginie Saint-Martin |
| Editing: | Thibault Hague |
| Music: | Dionysos |
| Distributor: | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Runtime: | 102 minutes |
| Gross: | $630,987[1] |
A Mermaid in Paris (French: Une sirène à Paris) is a 2020 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Mathias Malzieu, who co-wrote the script alongside Stéphane Landowski.[2] The film stars Nicolas Duvauchelle and Marilyn Lima.
The film was released in France on 11 March 2020 by Sony Pictures Releasing.[3] [4]
A man rescues a mermaid in Paris and slowly falls in love with her.
Principal photography began on 29 August 2019 and concluded on 17 October 2019.[5] Filming took place in a studio in Macedonia over a period of five weeks, followed by two weeks of location shooting in Paris and Étretat, France.[6]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on critic reviews, with an average rating of .[7] Wilson Kwong of Film Inquiry reviewed the film positively, stating, "A Mermaid in Paris is a refreshingly original film about what it means to believe in the things you love, and in doing that, makes a strong argument of why you should love the film itself."[8] Eye for Films Amber Wilkinson scored the film 3/5, saying, "You can get a way with a lot when you deliver it with this much panache."[9]