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Synopsis

With sweet male nudity from both leads, this emotional, inventive and even comic new drama from French director Christophe Honoré tells the story of a family coping with a son’s depression.

Why you should buy this film

She looks hot in her skimpy underwear too.

Review

An abrupt change of pace from Honoré, a director noted as much for controversy as for staggering originality, his latest is a light, nuanced and easily accessible take on a serious subject. When Paul’s tormented and lustful relationship with his girlfriend Anna comes apart at the seams — portrayed through a beautifully telling series of vignettes — he sinks into a deep depression. Paul moves back home into a small apartment with his juvenile but lovable brother, Jonathan (Louis Garrel) and his cranky father, Mirko (Guy Marchand). After being subjected to ridicule, arguments and laughable attempts at helping him, he sinks into bed, refusing to emerge, even when his divorced mother pays a visit to help her ex-husband coax Paul out of his despondency. It is in the simple details that Honoré finds power in the film. Though managing to retain the feel of stark French realism, he employs risky techniques involving music, editing and space that give the film a playful unpredictability that enhances its emotional landscape. His daring handling of the material pays off in a singular cinematic vision that fully comes into its own by the end of its astounding ninety minutes. (French with English subtitles)

-- Michael Lerman

Keywords

Celebrity Skin & Nudity, Family Life, International, Nudity

Genres

International

Customer Reviews

Extraordinary Performances

Amos Lassen wrote on 03/29/2011:

Here is an attempt at a feel good movie which looks to nostalgia to make its point. “Dans Paris” tells of Anna who just left Paul who moves back in with his father in Paris. His younger brother, Jonathan, is a casual student who also lives with his father and does not have much of a life aside from chasing women and playing at being busy. This lifestyle seems to be a cover up from the fact that he has not been able to get over the death of his sister. Paul also begins to sink into depression. The film, thereby, deals with depression and with the idea that it can be cured with a little love and care from members of the family. However, the women that we meet in the film cannot help—they are either bores or sex toys for Jonathan. The men are quite the opposite—they are warm and show both emotion and sensitivity. They love and they show love.
Director Christophe Honore gives us a movie that is entertaining to a point and shows a balance of moods as he studies relationships—between siblings and between parents and children. The dialog is smart and the contrast of characters is amazing. The two male leads, Romain Duris and Louis Garret, are two of France’s hottest stars and they give excellent performances. The two brothers are a stuffy of dark and light. Jonathan is the narrator of the film but really a lesser character in the plot. He is a foil to his brother Paul because he succeeds with women. He is full of life while his brother is dark-spirited and without much hope. We do not see his depression as one-dimensional but he suffers from inertia and glumness.
Facial expressions many times say more than the dialog but there is a depth to the characterizations. The mood set is tragic-comic and the movie is an actor’s dream.