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(Paris: XY)

  • 2001
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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(Paris: XY) (2001)
FrenchDrama

One morning, Max wakes up and discovers that his wife Helene has left without saying anything, taking with them their two children.One morning, Max wakes up and discovers that his wife Helene has left without saying anything, taking with them their two children.One morning, Max wakes up and discovers that his wife Helene has left without saying anything, taking with them their two children.

  • Director
    • Zeka Laplaine
  • Writer
    • Zeka Laplaine
  • Stars
    • Sylvia Vaudano
    • Zeka Laplaine
    • Pilou Ioua
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    25
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Zeka Laplaine
    • Writer
      • Zeka Laplaine
    • Stars
      • Sylvia Vaudano
      • Zeka Laplaine
      • Pilou Ioua
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast13

    Sylvia Vaudano
    • Hélène
    Zeka Laplaine
    • Max
    Pilou Ioua
    • Paco
    Lisa Edmondson
    • Keba
    Anna Garfein
    • Elvire
    Sabine Bail
    • Joséphine…
    Kudzo Do Tobias
    • Kanga (Doc gynéco)
    Victor Wagner
    • Le père d'Hélène
    Moussa Sene Absa
    • Le voyant
    Hervé Husson
    • Hervé
    Elisabeth Landwerlin
    • Marie
    Sylvie Bataillard
    • La serveuse d'Elvire
    Emile Abossolo M'bo
    Emile Abossolo M'bo
    • Kalala Wa Kalala
    • Director
      • Zeka Laplaine
    • Writer
      • Zeka Laplaine
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    • Trivia
      In (Paris: XY), a film in black and white, the director exposes a relationship of a couple (a "White" and a "Black") with a touch of poetry and a dull violence while sparing us the stereotypes of mixed marriages . Separated therefore from his Y, our hero X (x as unknown variable in algebra), the soul in pain knows its crossing of the desert. In this crossing of Paris (not funny at all) in search of the one that suddenly exists and counts, are revealed to him some truths in the mirror of his own life. among other things, we can not build a "family comfort" by ignoring the partner, while clinging to the bitter delights of his own origins.

      (Paris: XY) invites reflection on the hard and pathetic love confrontation of beings who can not escape their own demons. A note of humanity all the same: children are born of these tumultuous loves. And these children (invisible in the film) constitute a link, a relationship to which the viewer clings. And the film becomes less black ... less pessimistic ... all nuances.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 21, 2002 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • The Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Paris: XY
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Bakis
      • Les Histoires Weba
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,679
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White

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