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Under the Stars of Paris

2021 · 86 min

A quiet, emotionally resonant journey through hardship and unexpected connection, offering warmth amid bleak circumstances.

Directed by
Claus Drexel
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Catherine Frot, Mahamadou Yaffa, Dominique Frot
Overview
Christine’s life has not been easy lately. Her lonely routine is divided between free food banks distributions and wandering the streets. On a cold winter night she founds Suli, an 8-year-old Eritrean boy, sobbing in front of her shelter. Christine understands that he is lost and has been separated from his mother. Bounded by their marginal condition, they embark together on an emotional journey to find Suli’s mother in the underground world of Paris...

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Directed by
Claus Drexel
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Catherine Frot, Mahamadou Yaffa, Dominique Frot
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • loneliness
  • family
  • politics
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Claus Drexel
Written by
Claus Drexel, Olivier Brunhes
Starring
Catherine Frot, Mahamadou Yaffa, Dominique Frot, Jean-Henri Compère, Richna Louvet, Raphaël Thiéry, Baptiste Amann, Farida Rahouadj
Runtime
86 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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