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  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 2 h
  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 2 h

Summary The setting is Spring 1936 ; a working-class district in the north of Paris. In the center of town there is a small square, a few shops, lopsided buildings, cobbled streets and the peeling façade of the neighborhood music hall, the Chansonia. In this blue-collar neighborhood, the triumphant election of the Popular Front government is gre...

Directed By: Christophe Barratier

Written By: Julien Rappeneau, Pierre Philippe, Frank Thomas, Reinhardt Wagner, Jean-Michel Derenne, Christophe Barratier

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 2 h
  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 2 h

Paris 36

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Summary The setting is Spring 1936 ; a working-class district in the north of Paris. In the center of town there is a small square, a few shops, lopsided buildings, cobbled streets and the peeling façade of the neighborhood music hall, the Chansonia. In this blue-collar neighborhood, the triumphant election of the Popular Front government is gre...

Directed By: Christophe Barratier

Written By: Julien Rappeneau, Pierre Philippe, Frank Thomas, Reinhardt Wagner, Jean-Michel Derenne, Christophe Barratier

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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26% Positive
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47% Mixed
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26% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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26% Positive
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47% Mixed
9 Reviews
26% Negative
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A gleaming hunk of French period schmaltz expertly rendered by director Christophe Barratier.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
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The nicest that can be said of this unapologetically schmaltzy, and not unenjoyable, affair is that it is the best 1936 musical made in 2009.
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
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Politics and art come together in predictable, moderately enjoyable fashion in Paris 36.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
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The overstuffed film lumbers across clichés of the heart and of history until it reaches a big, tune-filled climax that isn't worth the wait.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
40
The movie is essentially a pastiche, as musty as a flea market.
By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW
30
In the end, it's much ado about nothing. Oh, the ennui, the ennui.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
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It's like a pastry that's been sitting on the shelf for 60 years.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Galatée Films, Pathé, Constantin Film, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Logline Studios, Novo Arturo Films, Blue Screen Productions, Canal+, TPS Star, Banque Populaire Images 6, Eurimages, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Release Date Apr 3, 2009
Duration 2 h
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline A grand tale of early theatre life.
Website http://www.chansonia.jp/
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
César Awards, France
• 5 Nominations
Étoiles d'Or, France
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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