Paris, 13th District, 2021. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Noémie Merlant, Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Jehnny Beth and Camille Léon-Fucien. SYNOPSIS: A selection of young people navigate sex and relationships in Paris. Is there anything more French than a multi-stranded, monochrome drama about young Parisians having sex with each other? That’s what Jacques Audiard has […]
Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District gets a new trailer
IFC Films has shared a US trailer for Paris, 13th District, the latest film from award-winning French filmmaker Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet) and featuring a cast that includes Noemie Merlant, Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba and Savages lead singer Jehnny Beth. Watch the trailer here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Paris, […]
Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Paris, 13th District
Paris, 13th District, 2021. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Noémie Merlant, Makita Samba, Lucie Zhang, Jehnny Beth, Geneviève Doang, Pol White, Line Phé, Annabelle Milot, Lumina Wang, Camille Léon-Fucien, Stephen Manas, Rong-Ying Yang, Raphaelle Doyle, Oceane Cairaty, and Anaïde Rozam. SYNOPSIS: Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three […]
A girl falls in love with an amusement park ride in trailer for Jumbo
A UK poster and trailer have been released for Belgian writer-director Zoe Wittock’s acclaimed indie fantasy drama Jumbo which stars Noemie Merlant as a shy amusement park cleaner that develops a strange romantic relationship with the park’s new flagship attraction; watch it here… Jeanne, a shy young woman, lives at home with her uninhibited bartender […]
Movie Review – Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, 2019. Written and directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras, Armande Boulanger, Guy Delamarche and Clément Bouyssou. SYNOPSIS: On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait […]
Movie Review – Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, 2019. Directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel and Luàna Bajrami. SYNOPSIS: A painter hired to produce a portrait of a wealthy lady before she is married falls in love with her subject. There’s a scene early on in Céline Sciamma’s desperately romantic, sensory lesbian love story […]
Movie Review – Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire. 2019 Written and Directed by Céline Sciamma Starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, and Valeria Golino SYNOPSIS: On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman. Every scene, spoken word […]
