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Derek Malcolm's rating
Lovers, losers and a long time in Paris
By
Derek Malcolm
24 Jul 2008
Cedric Klapisch shoots the French capital eloquently, as he shows us the lives of a group of Parisians, including a university professor (Fabrice Luchini) who texts a pretty student (Melanie Laurent) and manages, despite his shyness, to get her into bed.
There is also a dancer (Romain Duris) who thinks he is dying of heart disease, and Juliette Binoche as his sister, who lives alone with three children.
Not a great deal happens and there is a lot of talk. But Klapisch knows how to do this sort of thing - even if, on this occasion, his well over two-hours-long film has its longueurs.
"You might believe," he says, "that their problems don't matter. But to them they are the most important things in the world." Perhaps, but not really for us, despite the acting skill displayed.
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