A Mermaid in Paris

{{Infobox film

| name = A Mermaid in Paris

| image = A Mermaid in Paris.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|Une sirène à Paris}}

| director = Mathias Malzieu

| writer = {{Plainlist|

Mathias Malzieu
Stéphane Landowski

}}

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Grégoire Melin
Sébastien Delloye

}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

}}

| cinematography = Virginie Saint-Martin

| editing = Thibault Hague

| music = Dionysos

| production_companies = {{Plainlist|

Overdrive Productions
Entre Chien et Loup
Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production
EuropaCorp
Proximus

}}

| distributor = Sony Pictures Releasing (France) SAS

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|3|11|France}}

| runtime = 102 minutes

| country = {{Plainlist|

France
Belgium
North Macedonia

}}

| language = {{Plainlist|

French
English

}}

| budget =

| gross = $630,987{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9209312/|title=Mermaid in Paris (2020)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=27 December 2020}}

}}

A Mermaid in Paris ({{langx|fr|Une sirène à Paris}}) is a 2020 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Mathias Malzieu, who co-wrote the script alongside Stéphane Landowski.{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Mallory|date=28 August 2020|title=Following the fish-out-of-water rom-com formula, "A Mermaid in Paris (Une sirène à Paris)" is a dazzling visual treat. [Fantasia Film Fest]|url=https://elementsofmadness.com/2020/08/28/mermaid-in-paris/|access-date=13 November 2020|website=Elements of Madness}} The film stars Nicolas Duvauchelle and Marilyn Lima.

The film was released in France on 11 March 2020 by the French division of Sony Pictures Releasing.{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/386479/|title=A Mermaid in Paris (Une sirène à Paris)|website=Cineuropa|access-date=27 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=269232.html|title=Une sirène à Paris|website=AlloCiné|language=fr|access-date=27 December 2020}}

Synopsis

A man rescues a mermaid in Paris and slowly falls in love with her.

Cast

Nicolas Duvauchelle as Gaspard
Marilyn Lima as Lula
Romane Bohringer as Milena
Rossy de Palma as Rossy
Tchéky Karyo as Camille
Alexis Michalik as Victor

Production

Principal photography began on 29 August 2019 and concluded on 17 October 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.mulderville.net/nouvelles/sorties-cinema/2597/une-sirene-a-paris-le-tournage-debutera-le-29-aout|title=Sorties-Cinema – Une sirène à Paris : Le tournage débutera le 29 août|website=Mulderville|language=fr|date=5 August 2019|access-date=27 December 2020|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422233403/http://www.mulderville.net/nouvelles/sorties-cinema/2597/une-sirene-a-paris-le-tournage-debutera-le-29-aout|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|last=Lemercier|first=Fabien|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/375512/|title=Shoot on the horizon for Mathias Malzieu's A Mermaid in Paris|website=Cineuropa|date=26 July 2019|access-date=27 December 2020}}

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} critic reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_mermaid_in_paris|title=A Mermaid in Paris (2020)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}} 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."{{Cite web|last=Kwong|first=Wilson|date=3 September 2020|title=Fantasia Film Festival 2020: A Mermaid in Paris|url=https://www.filminquiry.com/mermaid-in-paris-2020-review/|access-date=13 November 2020|website=Film Inquiry}} Eye for Film{{'}}s Amber Wilkinson scored the film 3/5, saying, "You can get a way with a lot when you deliver it with this much panache."{{Cite web|last=Wilkinson|first=Amber|date=1 September 2020|title=A Mermaid In Paris (2020) Film Review|url=https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/a-mermaid-in-paris-2020-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson|access-date=13 November 2020|website=Eye for Film}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title}}