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Paris Follies

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Paris Follies
French theatrical release poster
Directed byMarc Fitoussi
Written bySylvie Dauvillier
Marc Fitoussi
Produced byMarc Fitoussi
StarringIsabelle Huppert
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
CinematographyAgnès Godard
Edited byLaure Gardette
Music byTim Gane
Sean O'Hagan
Production
companies
Avenue B Productions
Vito Films
SND Films
France 2 Cinéma
Les Films de la Suane
Distributed bySND Films
Release date
  • 11 June 2014 (2014-06-11)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$2.9 million[2]

Paris Follies (French: La Ritournelle) is a 2014 French comedy film written and directed by Marc Fitoussi. It stars Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Michael Nyqvist.[3] It competed in the main competition section of the 36th Moscow International Film Festival.[4][5]

Plot

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Brigitte Lecanu lives on the countryside as the wife of a cattle breeder. During a party at the neighbour's Brigitte gets to know a younger man from Paris who adores her. Feeling flattered she pretends to have to visit a dermatologist in Paris. After her devotee has disappointed her she begins an affair with a Danish businessman. Her husband Xavier follows her to Paris, hoping to save their marriage.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "La Ritournelle". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ "Paris Follies".
  3. ^ "'Paris Follies' ('La Ritournelle'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ "36th Moscow Film Festival Competition Program". MIFF. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Paris Follies". unifrance.org. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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