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Girl from Paris, The
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Foreign
Written by:
Christian Carion
Eric Assous
Directed by: Christian Carion
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 21, 2003
DVD: December 7, 2004
Running Time: 103 minutes, Color
Origin: France
Language(s): French (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Mathilde Seigner, Michel Serrault, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Frédéric Pierrot, Marc Berman, Françoise Bette, Christophe Rossignon, and Roland Chalosse
This film powerfully evokes the spectacular Rhone Alps, the beauty, simplicity and hardships of farm life, taking chances and dealing with the necessary sacrifices, the ever-present conflict between city and rural, past and present, the cycles of nature and life. (Films Philos)
What The Critics Said
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Wise, understated, warm and witty, it presents stars Michel Serrault and Mathilde Seigner in roles that fit them so perfectly they could have been tailor-made.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
The movie, which Carion wrote with Eric Assous, has a calming quality. The story moves slowly but, given the milieu and pace of life, this seems perfectly appropriate.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ella Taylor
The Girl From Paris may not have half the smooth technique of "Swimming Pool," but it has 10 times the heart and soul.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
The scenery is majestic, the goats adorable, the characters alternately gruff and tender. Like the best storytellers, Carion delays vital information about his characters that makes their dynamic increasingly interesting.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
The saving grace of this French film is that it's anything but a sentimental story.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
A quiet, slow-moving tale, very much in tune with the gradual rhythms of traditional agricultural life.
Read Full Review >The New Republic Stanley Kauffmann
Precisely the point of films in this genre is to provide pleasant predictability. We collaborate, in a way: we chuckle silently as, so to speak, we make the film ourselves.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Keith Phipps
Carion and his gifted leads never take the easy way out. Instead, they let the characters get acquainted against the slow change of the seasons, taking their relationship along unexpected turns.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Moves as slowly and deliberately as it sounds, but Seigner and Serrault are extremely effective in roles often requiring them to work alone, or together in loaded but wordless exchanges.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Yes, the story is pure formula, though given less twinkle and lip gloss than Hollywood would have brought to bear on it; the film is so remake-friendly you can cast it in your head.
Read Full Review >Film Threat
It's in the characters that the film works beautifully, right up to the clever and tender final sequence.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
Carion, in his feature debut, means well, and his characters are lovable. But the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are likely to lose interest before Sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Jessica Winter
The script offers neither a sustained narrative arc nor strong characterizations.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Paul D. gave it a7:
Slow, but touching portrayal of two strong-willed people from different generations, developing a bond. Moving, but not sentimental, without facile answers, the movie lets you see the difficulties in both the land and in the characters.
Marti G. gave it a9:
I loved this movie.
Jules S. gave it a 10:
No Hollywood gloss or glitter. Great character development carries the story.
