2014
Unrated
IFC Films
2 h 7 m

2014
Unrated
IFC Films
2 h 7 m

Summary In a Paris airport zone, two strangers try to make sense out of their lives: an American engineer under great professional and emotional pressure who decides to radically change the course of his existence, and a young hotel chambermaid who goes through a life-altering supernatural experience.

Directed By: Pascale Ferran

Written By: Guillaume Bréaud, Pascale Ferran

2014
Unrated
IFC Films
2 h 7 m

2014
Unrated
IFC Films
2 h 7 m

Bird People

Name: Bird People
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 2014-09-12
Duration: 2 min 7 s
Rating: 70
Cast: Josh Charles, Anaïs Demoustier, Roschdy Zem, Radha Mitchell, Taklyt Vongdara

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings

6.9

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Directed By: Pascale Ferran

Written By: Guillaume Bréaud, Pascale Ferran

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58% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews

58% Positive
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42% Mixed
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The New York Times

Sep 11, 2014

There are plot twists, and then there is what Ms. Ferran does here, which is to transform — impetuously, improbably and altogether marvelously — this somber, realistic tale into something else entirely.

By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Sep 25, 2014

Ferran's eccentricity is an acquired taste, but the light, emotional artfulness of Bird People — a cry for the senses in a world that so often dulls — is welcome.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

The Dissolve

Sep 9, 2014

The emotions evoked by Bird People should be familiar to anyone who ever stared out the window of a classroom, imagining what it would be like to leave school, hop on a bike, and go for a ride around the mostly empty neighborhood.

By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Sep 8, 2014

Pascale Ferran's film isn't daring enough to fully embrace the narrative fragmentation that it sporadically assumes.

By Jesse Cataldo FULL REVIEW

Variety

May 26, 2014

Where the film goes is both unexpected and necessary, since however grounded and relatable these thinly detailed characters might be, the movie doesn’t actually seem to be going anywhere.

By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Sep 12, 2014

Demoustier is a charming young actress. And there are clearly interesting ideas taking flight here. It’s the execution of the flight plan that keeps them from reaching their destination.

By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

Sep 11, 2014

The best moments in Bird People soar to such heights that you almost want to forgive the parts that amount to mere droppings.

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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings

6.9

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18% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings

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73% Positive
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18% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Production Company Archipel 35, France 2 Cinéma, Titre et Structure Production, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), La Région Île-de-France, Cofinova 8, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Angoa-Agicoa, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Cofinova 5, Cofinova 6

Release Date Sep 12, 2014

Duration 2 h 7 m

Rating Unrated

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Website http://birdpeople-suzume.com/

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Awards

César Awards, France

• 2 Nominations

Viennale

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

DIGITAL CREATION GENIE AWARDS

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Josh Charles

Gary Newman

Anaïs Demoustier

Audrey Camuzet

Roschdy Zem

Simon

Radha Mitchell

Elisabeth Newman

Taklyt Vongdara

Akira

Geoffrey Cantor

Allan

Camélia Jordana

Leila

Mohand Saci

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Ali Ben Amar

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Coralie Majouga

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Sonia Bouquet

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Aurore Soudieux

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Khalil Yahya

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Michel Sabeh-Aïon

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Rojda Mohamed-Guedouar

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Grégoire Taulère

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Chloé Penda

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Romain Njoh-Doualla

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Capucine Duruy

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Eléonore Condamin

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