Paris (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Cédric Klapisch

Writer:

Cédric Klapisch (writer)

Release Date:

20 February 2008 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life...

Plot Keywords:

Dancer | Dance | Balcony | Heart Disease | Dancing

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Juliette Binoche	...	Élise
Romain Duris	...	Pierre
Fabrice Luchini	...	Roland Verneuil
Albert Dupontel	...	Jean
François Cluzet	...	Philippe Verneuil
Karin Viard	...	La boulangère
Gilles Lellouche	...	Franky
Mélanie Laurent	...	Laetitia
Zinedine Soualem	...	Mourad
Julie Ferrier	...	Caroline
Olivia Bonamy	...	Diane
Maurice Bénichou	...	Le psy
Annelise Hesme	...	Victoire
Audrey Marnay	...	Marjolaine
Xavier Robic	...	Arthur Delamare - le présentateur télé
Farida Khelfa	...	Farida
Suzanne Von Aichinger	...	Susy (as Suzanne Von Aichinger)
Kingsley Kum Abang	...	Benoît
Judith El Zein	...	Mélanie Verneuil
Emmanuel Quatra	...	Grand Nanar
Nelly Antignac	...	Rachel
Joffrey Platel	...	Rémy
Renée Le Calm	...	Mme Renée
Sabrina Ouazani	...	Khadija
Hubert Saint-Macary	...	Le cardiologue
Jean-Pierre Moulin	...	Le professeur Vignard
Joseph Malerba	...	Le chauffeur de taxi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anne Benoît
Marie Drion	...	Lola - la fille d'Elise
Chloé Grillert	...	Le fille de Philippe Verneuil
Georges Huppy	...	Le frère de Benoît
Pablo Klapisch	...	Un fils de Philippe Verneuil
Thaïs Klapisch	...	Un fils de Philippe Verneuil
Audrey Lamy	...	Une employée de Rungis
Sabrina Seyvecou	...	Sidonie
Cédric Klapisch	...	Un quidam dans le cauchemar de Philippe Verneuil (uncredited)

Directed by
Cédric Klapisch

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Cédric Klapisch		writer

Produced by
Jean-David Lefebvre	....	executive producer
Bruno Levy	....	producer
Cédric Klapisch	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Robert Burke		(as Robert 'Chicken' Burke)
Loïc Dury
Christophe Minck

Cinematography by
Christophe Beaucarne

Film Editing by
Francine Sandberg

Casting by
Noureddine Aberdine
Jeanne Millet

Production Design by
Marie Cheminal

Costume Design by
Anne Schotte

Makeup Department
Betty Beauchamp	....	makeup artist
Delphine Jaffart	....	key makeup artist
Flore Masson	....	makeup artist: extras

Production Management
Khadija Alami	....	production manager
Zoubir Belgsir	....	unit manager
Henri Deneubourg	....	assistant unit manager
Jeremy Faivre	....	unit manager trainee
Anne Ferignac	....	unit production manager
Séverine Guignard	....	assistant production manager
Jean-Marc Gullino	....	assistant unit manager
Julien Linières	....	unit manager trainee
Jacques Royer	....	production manager
Marie Sajot	....	unit manager trainee
Frédéric Viola	....	unit manager trainee

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Noureddine Aberdine	....	first assistant director
Euric Allaire	....	first assistant director
Gilles Benchetrit	....	second assistant director: Morocco
Gabriel Levy	....	second assistant director
Alexandra Maugrion	....	third assistant director
Colombe Savignac	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Gilles Bontemps	....	key sculptor
Patrick Boucher	....	locksmith
Hind Ghazali	....	set dresser
Colombe Gillet	....	set dressing trainee
Stephanie Guitard	....	set dresser
Christophe Pomnol	....	draper
Valérie Rozanes	....	second assistant production designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Annabel Acquaviva	....	boom operator
Philippe Amouroux	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Julien Bourgon	....	dialogue editor
Edouard d'Heucqueville	....	sound mix technician
Jenny Frenck	....	dialogue editor
Cyril Holtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Guillaume Hurmic	....	sound assistant
Denis Jaillet-Marsigny	....	sound recordist
Micki Joanni	....	synchron editor
Nicolas Leroy	....	assistant sound editor
Alain Lévy	....	post-synchronization
Ronald Magaut	....	boom operator
Cyril Moisson	....	sound
Pierre Picq	....	boom operator
François Piednoir	....	sound assistant

Visual Effects by
Seb Caudron	....	visual effects supervisor: def2shoot
Laurent Larapidie	....	lead cgi artist
Arnaud Leviez	....	digital artist
Vion Nicolas	....	digital artist

Stunts
Othman Ilyassa	....	stunt coordinator
Christophe Marsaud	....	stunts
Cedric Proust	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Fabrice Anut	....	key grip
Marie Decourt	....	first assistant camera
Roland Dondin	....	electrician
Franck Fiquet	....	electrician
Arnaud Gervet	....	additional second assistant camera
Eric Gies	....	electrician
David Koskas	....	still photographer
Jean-Pierre Lacroix	....	gaffer
Eric Nové	....	grip
Luc Pallet	....	first assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Voisin	....	electrician

Casting Department
Ophélie Gelber	....	casting: children
Jeanne Millet	....	casting
Nadia Nataf	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amian Hmada	....	costumer (as Amina Hamda)

Editorial Department
Gilles Granier	....	dailies color grader
Natacha Louis	....	video color grader
Tuong Vi Nguyen-Long	....	assistant editor
Virginie Seguin	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Yvan Ackerman	....	musician: Guitars and vocals
Simon Andrieux	....	musician: trombone
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach	....	composer: additional music
Ardag Basmadjian	....	musician: guitar and vocals
Stéphane Belmondo	....	musician: Trumpet and bugle
Fixi Bossard	....	musician: Accordéon (as Fixi)
Robert Burke	....	musician: Basse, Guiatrs, vocals and keyboards
Jan Chalipecký	....	conductor (as Jan Chalupecky)
Bruno Epron Mahmoudi	....	musician: percussions
Grant Fabao	....	musician: Drums (theme )
Eric Gemsa	....	composer: additional music
David Gore	....	musician: Guitars and vocals
Lorenzo Larocca	....	musician
Laurent Levesque	....	musician: Piano (theme )
Magik Malik	....	musician: Flute and vocals
Manda	....	chorus
Christophe Minck	....	musician: Farfisa, Basse and Contrabasse (as Christophe 'Disco' Minck)
Artur Nunes	....	composer: theme music
André Pascal	....	composer: additional music
Charlotte Savary	....	composer: additional music
Wax Tailor	....	musician

Other crew
Benoît Bier	....	production assistant
Pauline Gallezot	....	trainee script supervisor
Astrid Gavard	....	press attache
Ophélie Gelber	....	acting coach: children
Maxime Girault	....	assistant location manager
Chloé Rudolf	....	script supervisor
Harmel Sbraire	....	coach: actors
Dominique Segall	....	press attache
Christian Thurot	....	groupman

Thanks
Jackie Berroyer	....	thanks
Jean-François Bizot	....	special thanks
Lou Doillon	....	thanks
Jean-Paul Gaultier	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Ce Qui Me Meut (present)
• Studio Canal (as StudioCanal) (co-production)
• StudioCanal Image (co-production)
• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
• Uni Etoile 4 (in association with)
• Canal+ (participation)
• TPS Star (participation)

Distributors

• Mars Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2008) (France) (DVD)
• Studio Canal (2009) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Alcine Terran (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Impacto Cine (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Independenta Film (2008) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Pandora Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• SPI International Magyarorszag (2008) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• SPI International Magyarorszag (2008) (Poland) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2008) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Serenity Entertainment International (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Prokino Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twin Pics (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Christian Dior  thanks (as Christian Dior Parfums)
• Cinegusta  catering
• D.C. Audiovisuel  sound transfer
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Kraked  music courtesy
• La Poêle à film  catering
• Locafête  catering
• Mairie de Paris  thanks
• Marcel Lassance  thanks: Costumes for François Cluzet
• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication  thanks
• Orangina  thanks
• Succès Voyage  travel agency
• Ville de Paris: Mission Cinéma  thanks (as Mission Cinéma)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual references.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | Dolby SR

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | France:U | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R | New Zealand:M | Taiwan:PG-12 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:7 | South Korea:12 | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Montmartre, Paris 18, Paris, France

Company:

Ce Qui Me Meut

Goofs:

Continuity: When the shop-owner of the bakery sell a baguette she asks for 80 cent, doesn't register it in the till, which has the figures 0,00 than it changes to 0,78 than back to 0,00 again.

Quotes:

Élise: [in French] You're all alone here? What do you do all day?
Pierre: [in French] Watch other people live. Wonder who they are, where they go? They become hereoes in my little stories.

Soundtrack:

Minuet in G

Paris seen from the inside

Being a Parisian myself, and a great fan of all other Klapisch movies, I expected a lot about this one. Well, I was pretty satisfied: although it is no masterpiece, the global atmosphere, and especially the gorgeous views of the city are very well put together. The actors are very convincing too, especially Juliette Binoche, radiant, Luchini, a surprisingly good dancer, and Albert Dupontel. It is just a pity that there are so many simultaneous stories, some of them don't really bring much to the plot and could have been cut, to leave more time to the others.

Anyway, I recommend this movie for all people who want to get a feel for what Paris is all about!