Dans Paris (2006)

Director:

Christophe Honoré

Writer:

Christophe Honoré (writer)

Release Date:

4 October 2006 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Anna has just left Paul who, annihilated by the separation, moves back with his father in Paris. His younger brother Jonathan...

Plot Keywords:

Depression | Father Son Relationship | Black Panties | Breakup | Male Nudity

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Romain Duris	...	Paul
Louis Garrel	...	Jonathan
Joana Preiss	...	Anna
Guy Marchand	...	Mirko, le père
Marie-France Pisier	...	La mère
Alice Butaud	...	Alice
Héléna Noguerra	...	La fille en scooter
Judith El Zein	...	La fille qui croit qu'il va pleuvoir
Annabelle Hettmann	...	La fille dans la vitrine
Mathieu Funck-Brentano	...	Le garçon à la cigarette
Lou Rambert-Preiss	...	Loup

Also Known As:

In Paris (International: English title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

France | Portugal

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Loire, France

Company:

Gemini Films

Trivia:

In one scene of the film, where Jonathan walks in front of the cinema, two movie posters are shown. One is for A History of Violence (2005), a film which was also released in cinemas in France via the same distributor as this film. The other is for Last Days (2005) starring Michael Pitt, who co-starred with Louis Garrel in The Dreamers (2003).

Quotes:

Anna: I know you love me. That's the difference between us.
Paul: How can you know I love you? How can you be sure?
Anna: Before I followed you inside this hole, I lulled myself to sleep repeating "Paul loves me." I said it out loud hundreds of times, like a prayer. Meaningless words. We hardly knew each other. But something came about, something established. I believed you loved me. I had faith in your love. This belief never left me. We can pray to be loved by only one person. It's not the worst way to save a soul. You never prayed for my love. You never needed my love.

Movie Connections:

References A History of Violence (2005)

Soundtrack:

Handshakes

Great performances

I saw many movies in Cannes last month and this was one of them. I was impressed by the performances of leads Romain Duris and Louis Garrel, who play brothers. Garrel narrates the story of his brother Duris who leaves Paris to live in the province with his girlfriend and her son.

I saw director Christophe Honoré's last movie Ma mère starring the always great Isabelle Huppert also in Cannes two years ago and was very disappointed, even if I liked all the actors in that movie. However, this was a much better developed movie that shows more promise. Dans Paris also reunites two actors from that last movie of Honoré, Louis Garrel and Joanna Preiss.

The influence of New Wave director Truffaut is obvious and sometimes, Louis Garrel reminded me of a young Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud). What I liked the most about this movie is that the plot is not like the typical Hollywood movie. It is about the emotions and relations of these brothers, their father and the other people in their lives. It will come out in France in October. I hope it shows in other countries too, because it is a worthy film. Maybe in the states it will come out on DVD at least.