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Lost in Paris

2017 · 83 min

A whimsical, physically playful comedy of errors that blends slapstick absurdity with a gentle, melancholic undertow.

Directed by
Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel, Emmanuelle Riva
Overview
Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastrophes ensue, mainly involving Dom, a homeless man who has yet to have an emotion or thought he was afraid of expressing.

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Directed by
Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel, Emmanuelle Riva
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • love
  • death
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel, Emmanuelle Riva, Pierre Richard, Emmy Boissard Paumelle, Céline Laurentie, Charlotte Dubery, David Palatino
Runtime
83 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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