Paris Nous Appartient (1961)
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Duration: 141 minuten
Alternative titles: Paris Belongs to Us / Paris Is Ours
Country:
France
Directed by: Jacques Rivette
Stars: Betty Schneider, Giani Esposito and Françoise Prévost
IMDb score:
6,7 (2.997)
Releasedate: 13 December 1961
Paris Nous Appartient plot
A naive girl ends up at a soiree of failed artists and snobs through her brother. When under the influence of alcohol the conversations revolve around a missing musician and the sudden death of a provocative ex-journalist, the existence of a mysterious organization is slowly revealed.
Actors and actresses
Anne Goupil
Gerard Lenz
Terry Yordan
Philip Kaufman
Pierre Goupil
Hans Lucas
Jean-Marc
Dr. de Georges
A man at the party (uncredited)
Tied Woman's friend (uncredited)
Reviews & comments
wendyvortex
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- 5290 messages
- 7308 votes
Jacques Rivette's debut film from the heyday of the French New Wave.
Fortunately, the film does have an actual plot and is reminiscent of other classics from this era, notably Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud and L'Avventura, and also with some quotes from Kiss Me Deadly.
Naturally, we take all sorts of side roads through the plot because there is some philosophizing to be done (preferably with a pipe in our mouth).
Pre-Beatnik Paris captured in stunning black and white images and, like Rivette's best work, a sort of labyrinthine plot that ultimately culminates in a downright thriller ending.
Masterpiece!
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Movsin
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- 8331 messages
- 8448 votes
Nouvelle vague with a rather dark plot. The characters never provide proper explanations, and it all seems to me to be more psychological than the actual investigations, interrogations, arrests, etc.
So, it's hard to judge. Of the actors, I only know Jean-Claude Brialy, and he plays his favorite role: snob.
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mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 14760 messages
- 4630 votes
The film is far too long and features too much nonsense that's not always captivating. It's atmospheric at times, and Paris comes across beautifully (but also darkly, a welcome change), but the film often failed to hold my interest. I could watch Betty Schneider for hours; she truly had a certain charisma that remains captivating. 2.0*.
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