Paris, 13th District

2021 1h 46m FR

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 416

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lucie Zhang
Émilie
Makita Samba
Camille
Noémie Merlant
Nora
Jehnny Beth
Amber
Camille Léon-Fucien
Eponine
Oceane Cairaty
Stéphanie
Anaïde Rozam
Leïla
Pol White
Camille's Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jacques Audiard
Writers: Adrian Tomine, Céline Sciamma, Jacques Audiard
Languages: French, Mandarin, English
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Mandarin, English.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jacques Audiard, shot by Paul Guilhaume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 7

CAST

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Lucie Zhang and Makita Samba and Noémie Merlant carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12708658 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jacques Audiard directs. Paul Guilhaume behind the camera. Rone scores. Juliette Welfling cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Mandarin, English.

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1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Mandarin, English.
3Directed by Jacques Audiard, shot by Paul Guilhaume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Rone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Juliette Welfling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lucie Zhang and Makita Samba and Noémie Merlant carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt12708658 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Paul Guilhaume
Original score: Rone
Editing: Juliette Welfling
Production design: Mila Preli
Costume design: Virginie Montel
Makeup / hair: Julia Floch-Carbonel
VFX supervisor: Cédric Fayolle
Sound: Niels Barletta
Stunt coordinator: Olivier Schneider
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,480,870
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Paris, 13th District (2021)

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CinemaSerf2022-04-04
★ 6/10
Makita Samba's "Camille" seems to be the thread upon which this story hangs here, as a teacher who takes up lodgings with "Émilie" (Lucie Zhang). Pretty soon they are at it like rabbits, but he is a bit of a commitment phobe so when she wants something a little more substantial, he moves on to estate agent "Nora" (Noémie Merlant) with whom he has a sexual relationship, but she is never fulfilled. Perhaps that is because she was recently mistaken for a porn star ("Amber Sweet" - Jehnny Beth) by her colleagues at college and embarrassed and ridiculed as a result. She determines not just to find out who spread this scurrilous nonsense, but also to chat with the actress - a friendship gradually ensues here too. The timelines and the storylines are fluid, which slows the pace down rather and the title lends a grittiness to this film that simply isn't there when you watch it. It's got more of a soap opera to it, I felt, with some rather sterile shagging that wasn't remotely sexy or erotic. It has a few moments of humour to it, and the performances - especially from Merlant - are not bad, but the film spends too long showing us scenes of Paris and what plot there is was soon subsumed into a rather mediocre production that monochrome couldn't really enhance. Glad I watched it, but I wouldn't bother again.

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