Dans Paris (2007) Movie Information:
| Dans Paris (2007) Directed by: |
 Christophe Honoré |
| Dans Paris (2007) Written by: |
| Christophe Honoré |
| Dans Paris (2007) Cast: |
| Romain Duris, Louis Garrel, Joana Preiss, Guy Marchand, Marie-France Pisier, Alice Butaud, Héléna Noguerra, Judith El Zein, Annabelle Hettmann, Mathieu Funck-Brentano, Lou Rambert-Preiss |
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Dans Paris (2007) Synopsis:
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Guillaume moves back to his father's place in Paris. He moves into his younger brother's room, from which he soon refuses to leave. The father and younger brother try their best to help Guillaume get over his break-up. Meanwhile, the Parisians all around are preparing their Christmas celebrations.
Dans Paris (2007) Movie Review:
With a tone that's both playful and emotional, Honoré takes an entertaining look at family relationships with the help of terrific performances by Garrel and Duris.
It's Christmas in Paris, and Paul (Duris) is thoroughly depressed because his girlfriend (Preiss) has dumped him. Back in his father's flat, his younger brother Jonathan (Garrel) tries to lure him out into the city, but becomes distracted by every girl he meets--both strangers (Noguerra, Hettmann and El Zein) and an ex (Butaud). Meanwhile, their dad (Marchand) is still not over the fact that their mother (Pisier) left him following a family tragedy. But together they might get through the holiday, and emerge a little closer than before.
Honoré films this with a cheeky eye, using long takes and acting that's full of personality and humour. Garrel narrates to camera in a disarmingly sardonic style; he's a likeable rogue, bedding women across Paris and still managing to cheer up his brother. Duris is terrific as a guy who's probably not as depressed as he'd like to be--or as he wants others to think he is. Together, they have a sublime camaraderie that's both physical and emotional. And Marchand is superb as well, hovering around the edges like an annoyed puppy.
The female roles are less sympathetic. After all, we're seeing this from the boys' perspective, and to them women are either pushy or vacuous. Although in these actress' hands, the characters become complicated and intriguing; we can see why the men are so hooked. And through flashbacks we begin to understand the background of each relationship--from infatuation to compassion to loathing, and back.
The film is a collage of emotions, shifting through scenes that are happy, silly, angry, sexy, even sad. Jonathan's perky little brother, Paul's moody loser in love and Dad's pestering combine to create a realistic, telling look at messy relationships. But Honoré makes sure it never gets to heavy, keeping the tone frothy and the pace nimble, dropping in witty references (such as Jonathan reading Franny & Zooey), telling cutaways and some seriously lovely scenes that show how affection lives on even after a relationship collapses.
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Dans Paris (2007) review written by: Rich Cline
