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Paris, 13th District

1h 44m Films, Talks & Events, Comedy, Drama, Romance 2021

The latest from Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard is an alluring ensemble drama about romantic entanglements and existential quandaries.

The latest from Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard is an alluring ensemble drama about romantic entanglements and existential quandaries.

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The latest from Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard (TIFF selections A Prophet, Rust and Bone, The Sisters Brothers) reimagines three graphic novels from beloved American writer-illustrator Adrian Tomine as an alluring ensemble drama about romantic entanglements and existential quandaries. Transplanting Tomine’s tales to a multicultural Parisian neighbourhood lined with ’70s-era high-rises, Paris, 13th District takes a tender look at the lives of millennials struggling to find connection and fulfillment.

Emilie (Lucie Zhang), a graduate of the prestigious Sciences Po institute, is stuck in a chain of low-paying jobs. Her financial strain is eased by living in the apartment of her grandmother, who now resides in a nursing home, and by seeking a roommate, which is how she meets high-school teacher Camille (Makita Samba). The pair become lovers even before he moves in, a situation that shifts from one of pleasure and convenience to one that magnifies differences and prompts each to re-examine their attitudes and ambitions. The situation is complicated further when Camille finds equal chemistry with real estate agent Nora (Noémie Merlant), who herself has a thorny relationship with online sex worker Amber (Jehnny Beth).

Scripted by Audiard with writer-director Céline Sciamma and Léa Mysius, Paris, 13th District integrates its characters’ disparate journeys into a fascinating whole. Photographed in gorgeously moody black and white, the film is subtle, seductive, and piercingly resonant.

Content advisory: explicit sex scenes, nudity, coarse language

Director

Jacques Audiard

Language

French

Subtitles

Français, English

Country

France

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