''Down in Paris'' is a 2021 French film directed by

Antony Hickling Antony Hickling (born 8 November 1975) is an English independent filmmaker, actor, writer, voiceover artist, and professor. Biography Antony Hickling was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to an Indian father and an English mother of Italian o ...

. It was first screened at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival and

Out on Film Out On Film, Georgia's gay film festival in Atlanta, was established in 1987 and is one of the oldest and most acclaimed LGBTQIA+ film festivals in the United States devoted to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. The festival is ...

Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival, United States.

Plot

The film revolves around a middle aged film director in the middle of a personal crisis. He heads into the Parisian night looking for answers.

Cast

: Richard Barlow * Dominique Frot: Samantha *

Jean-Christophe Bouvet Jean-Christophe Bouvet (; born 24 March 1947) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Best known in his homeland for his role as General Edmond Bertineau in Luc Besson's ''Taxi'' film series, he gained international fame for his appearance ...

: Robert *

Manuel Blanc Manuel Blanc (born 12 June 1968) is a French television and film actor. Partial filmography *1991: ''I Don't Kiss'' – Pierre Lacaze *1993: ''A Crime'' – Frédéric Chapelin-Tourvel *1994: ''Des feux mal éteints'' – Jérôme *1994: ''Lou n ...

: Mathias * Thomas Laroppe: Tom * Claudius Pan: Damien * Nina Bakhshayesh: Elizabeth * Raphaël Bouvet: Frédéric * Mike Fédée: Claude * Emmanuel Barrouyer: Paul *

Geoffrey Couët Geoffrey Couët (born 27 May 1988) is a French actor and comedian. Biography Geoffrey Couët studied in the Cours Florent from 2006 where he attended an acting training. He won the award for best comedy actor in ''Rent (musical), Rent'' in 20 ...

: Simon

Awards

* ''Down in Paris'' wins: ''Best Director'', Queer international Film Festival, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Nov 2022 * ''Down in Paris'' wins: ''Best Director for a Feature Film (International)'', Yellowstone International Film Festival, New Delhi, India, October 2022 * ''Down In Paris'' wins Best Narrative Feature for the 39th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival OCT 2021 *

for ''Down In Paris'' wins The

Kim Renders Kim Renders (January 14, 1955 – July 17, 2018) was a Canadian writer, director, actor and designer and a founding member of Nightwood Theatre, the oldest professional feminist theatre company in Canada. Early life Renders was born in Toronto, ...

Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance Reelout Queer Film Festival, Canada, Feb 2022 * ''Down In Paris'' obtained the Arthouse Recommendation from the French Association of Arthouse Cinemas on Feb 24, 2022.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt11880722
The Awards for Reeling 2021
Interview with Antony Hickling for the Greek magazine AntiVirus, For the website ''avmag.gr'', Published the 13 May 2024. 2021 films Films set in Paris French LGBTQ-related films 2020s French films 2021 LGBTQ-related films