Dans Paris
{{short description|2006 film by Christophe Honoré}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dans Paris
| image = Dans paris poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Christophe Honoré
| writer = Christophe Honoré
| producer = Paulo Branco
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Romain Duris
- Louis Garrel
- Guy Marchand
- Joana Preiss
- Alice Butaud
- Marie-France Pisier
}}
| cinematography = Jean-Louis Vialard
| editing = Chantal Hymans
| music = Alex Beaupain
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Gemini Films
- Clap Filmes
}}
| distributor = Gemini Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2006|5|25|Cannes|2006|10|4|France}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross = $1.8 million{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0769508/|title=Dans Paris (2006)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=20 February 2022}}
}}
Dans Paris ({{langx|en|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
- Romain Duris as Paul
- Louis Garrel as Jonathan
- Guy Marchand as Mirko
- Joana Preiss as Anna
- {{ill|Alice Butaud|fr}} as Alice
- Marie-France Pisier as the mother
- Helena Noguerra as the scooter girl
- Judith El Zein as the girl who thinks it is going to rain
- {{ill|Annabelle Hettmann|fr}} as the girl in the window
- Mathieu Funck-Brentano as the boy with the cigarette
- Lou Rambert Preiss as Loup
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.{{cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/dans-paris/awards|title=Dans Paris - Awards & Festivals|website=Mubi|access-date=16 May 2019}}
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."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dans_paris|title=Dans Paris|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=5 May 2019}} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/in-paris|title=In Paris|website=Metacritic|access-date=5 May 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/08/movies/08dans.html|title=Two Brothers, One Down and One Out|work=The New York Times|first=Manohla|last=Dargis|date=8 August 2007|access-date=5 May 2019}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/dans-paris/|title=Review: Dans Paris|website=Slant Magazine|first=Paul|last=Schrodt|date=9 August 2007|access-date=5 May 2019}}
At the 32nd César Awards, Guy Marchand was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cesar-noms-glory-chatterley-no-128899|title=Cesar noms to 'Glory,' 'Chatterley,' 'No One'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Rebecca|last=Leffler|date=27 January 2007|access-date=5 May 2019}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0769508}}
{{Christophe Honoré}}
Category:2006 romantic comedy-drama films
Category:2000s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Christophe Honoré