Eiffel

"You will never look at it the same way again."

2021 1h 48m FR

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 743

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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The French government is asking Gustave Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but he simply wants to design the subway—until he crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past.

“You will never look at it the same way again.”

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Cast

Romain Duris
Gustave Eiffel
Emma Mackey
Adrienne Bourgès
Pierre Deladonchamps
Antoine Restac
Armande Boulanger
Claire Eiffel
Andranic Manet
Adolphe Salles
Alexandre Steiger
Jean Compagnon
Philippe Hérisson
Edouard Lockroy
Jérémie Petrus
Edmond

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Bourboulon
Writers: Martin Brossollet, Martin Bourboulon, Natalie Carter
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France, Germany

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, Germany.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Bourboulon, shot by Matias Boucard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Virginie Bruant shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Romain Duris and Emma Mackey and Pierre Deladonchamps carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You will never look at it the same way again.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martin Bourboulon directs. Matias Boucard behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Virginie Bruant cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Belgium, France, Germany. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 5 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, Germany.
4Directed by Martin Bourboulon, shot by Matias Boucard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Virginie Bruant shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Romain Duris and Emma Mackey and Pierre Deladonchamps carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You will never look at it the same way again.".
9IMDB entry: tt10366514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matias Boucard
Original score: Alexandre Desplat
Editing: Virginie Bruant
Production design: Stéphane Taillasson
Costume design: Thierry Delettre
Makeup / hair: Alma Bialas
VFX supervisor: Olivier Cauwet
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $26,000,000
Box office: $13,000,000
Return: 50% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Eiffel (2021)

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CinemaSerf2022-08-15
★ 6/10
Romain Duris turns in a creditable enough performance but otherwise this is a rather lacklustre mix of romance and engineering that veers way too much to the former than the latter. The narrative tries to run the twin threads of his younger years - where he builds a bridge and falls in love with "Adrienne" (Emma Mackey) with a contemporary one that sees him bidding in a competition to design the Parisian entry for the 1889 World Fair. His plan to build a 300m tower wins - it beat the Mètro - but pretty quickly he faces industrial issues, strikes, banking confidence colly-wobbles and to add to his complications, he re-alights on "Adrienne", by now married to the influential "Antoine" (Pierre Deladonchamps). There are a few scenes - especially when they are laying the foundations to the tower and when aligning the metal works, when the engineering elements impress and we get some clue as to his genius. The use of sand, water and sheer brute force to ensure millimetre accuracy is sometimes quite tensely portrayed here. Unfortunately, though, for the most part it's a rather uninspiring melodrama about his turbulent relationship and though it does offer an interesting explanation as to why the tower might look like the letter "A", it all just sinks into a rather mediocre sediment of mush. The production looks good, the costumes and settings are well presented, but the rest of it is unremarkable and I found myself wondering why I thought he wasn't Maximillian Schell and she wasn't Margot Robbie. One for the telly, I'd say.

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