Paris, 13th District

Name: Paris, 13th District
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: April 15, 2022
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Anaïde Rozam, Camille Léon-Fucien, Geneviève Doang, Jehnny Beth, Line Phé

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IFC Films | Release Date: April 15, 2022 | NR

Starring: Anaïde Rozam, Camille Léon-Fucien, Geneviève Doang, Jehnny Beth, Line Phé, Lucie Zhang, Lumina Wang, Makita Samba, Noémie Merlant, Oceane Cairaty, Pol White, Rong-Ying Yang, Stephen Manas

Summary: Paris, 13th District today. Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – they’re friends, sometimes lovers and often both.

Director: Jacques Audiard

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: NR

Runtime: 105 min

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The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Jul 17, 2021

This foursome’s lives intersect in consistently thrilling and surprising ways, thanks in no small part to the fundamental volatility of contemporary young urban lives. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Apr 21, 2022

Audiard, Mysius and Sciamma, along with their fantastic cast, create an enchanting and seductive story told through an intimate group of relationships. This beautiful and simple story of young love and finding one's self through love is one of the most romantic and sexiest films of 2022 so far. Read full review

Sarah-Tai Black

Apr 15, 2022

Paris, 13th District is not a revelation of a film, but it is a charismatic collection of moments worth spending time with. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Apr 13, 2022

At any given time, a different character will seem to be the movie’s focus. But as long as we recognize that love’s transformational power is the real subject, there can be no mystery about the movie’s intentions or how it’s unfolding. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Apr 28, 2022

Even if this sex-forward comedy-drama is slightly miscast, directorially, and always slightly favoring the male gaze, the actors are excellent. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Apr 19, 2022

Paris, 13th District never quite provides a good enough reason to smoosh two of Tomine’s stories together. Read full review

Richard Brody

Apr 14, 2022

Audiard may know and understand something about romantic entanglements, family commitments, and professional lives. But by centering his characters’ desire and pleasure, and then filming these aspects of their lives with smarmy smugness, he sacrifices the realm of knowledge in yielding to fantasy. Read full review

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bertobellamy

Sep 15, 2022

'Paris, 13th District' feels like the occidental version of 'Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy,' but, unlike the anthology format of that one, this film interconnects the lives of its main characters, giving us a diverse view of the modern westerner way of life, especially the romantic one.'Paris, 13th District' feels like the occidental version of 'Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy,' but, unlike the anthology format of that one, this film interconnects the lives of its main characters, giving us a diverse view of the modern westerner way of life, especially the romantic one. Jacques Audiard and Céline Sciamma — strangely, her input feels thin, because the plot is very male-centric — translate the millennial struggle into a series of predicaments that show the frustrations and desires of young adults. Love, a good job, and freedom are the main objectives of a group of Parisiennes whose lives get mixed in the most unexpected ways.

Sciamma and Audiard's screenplay —adapted from Adrian Tomine's short stories — uses everyday coincidences as framing, emphasizing how chance plays a big part in our happiness. The main problem I have with it is the ending; the outcomes of the relationships shown here are idyllic and not in line with the messiness portrayed throughout the film. Also, it looks like Audiard never decided if it wanted an anthology or a conventional format; the episodes sometimes feel too random, and the connections between characters are merely superficial, except by one. In my opinion, this would've worked better as a straight-on anthology. Acting is fine, though. Love how Jehnny Beth pops up in arthouse films every once in a while.… Expand

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TVJerry

Apr 21, 2022

The Worst Person in the World was nominated for a Best International Oscar this year and even though it didn't win, it's an earlier example of this new "hang" genre. In this film, 3 women and 1 man interact as friends and lovers in Paris. There's not a plot, just scenes where the variousThe Worst Person in the World was nominated for a Best International Oscar this year and even though it didn't win, it's an earlier example of this new "hang" genre. In this film, 3 women and 1 man interact as friends and lovers in Paris. There's not a plot, just scenes where the various combos hang and have sex. It does provide an interesting look at the priorities of the Millennial generation in France. All the actors create genuine characters and the pacing never lags. On the other hand, this film follows this group and their fluid relationships as an objective observation, instead of real personal involvement. (French with subtitles)… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Jun 25, 2022

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"Resigned and Without a Cause": the parisian multiethnic youth between sex and love in the chronic absence of a relational stability constitutive of the liquid society. Aimed self-referentially at those directly concerned, the others are invited to abstain. Criticism for(Mauro Lanari)
"Resigned and Without a Cause": the parisian multiethnic youth between sex and love in the chronic absence of a relational stability constitutive of the liquid society. Aimed self-referentially at those directly concerned, the others are invited to abstain. Criticism for non-compliance with the equal share of male nudes.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 7, 2022

If we didn't find so many ways to complicate sexuality and intimacy, cinema would lose quite a few stories.
How necessary it is for these to be recounted may seem like a different question, but to tell the truth there are many times when that line begins to blur, especially when you dealIf we didn't find so many ways to complicate sexuality and intimacy, cinema would lose quite a few stories.
How necessary it is for these to be recounted may seem like a different question, but to tell the truth there are many times when that line begins to blur, especially when you deal with sloppy stories like this one.

Paris, 13th District is a film that struggles fiercely to move beyond superficiality and in my opinion fails to do so, but that's its own fault, it's the fault of its approach, which tries to be bold and yet is completely mundane. From start to finish.

Very disappointing.… Expand

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