''Dans Paris'' ( en, Inside Paris, italic=yes) is a 2006 French

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comedy-drama film written and directed by Christophe Honoré and starring

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, Alice Butaud and

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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

as Paul *

Louis Garrel Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in ''The Dreamers (2003 film), The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

as Jonathan *

as Mirko *

as Anna * as Alice *

as the mother *

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as the scooter girl *

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as the girl who thinks it is going to rain * 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

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, the 2006

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, the 2006

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, the 2006

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, the 2007

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, the 2007

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, and the 2007

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Reception

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, 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 French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of icono ...

for ''Dans Paris'', his poignant yet frustratingly dense film." At

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, 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". Manohla Dargis of ''

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'' praised the film's "playful, liberatory style", which she found reminiscent of the best films of the French New Wave. Paul Schrodt of ''

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'' 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." At the

32nd César Awards The 32nd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2006 in France and took place on 24 February 2007 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Claud ...

, Guy Marchand was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award.

References

External links

* * {{Christophe Honoré 2006 films 2006 romantic comedy-drama films 2000s French-language films Films about brothers Films directed by Christophe Honoré Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris French romantic comedy-drama films 2000s French films