Paris 36
Seen it?2008 | 120 min | Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (64% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A star is born in a time of both celebration and instability in this historical drama with music from director Christophe Barratier. In the spring of 1936, Paris is in a state of uncertainty; while the rise of the Third Reich in Germany worries many, a leftist union-oriented candidate, Léon Blum, has been voted into power, and organized labor is feeling its new power by standing up to management.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$13 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christophe Barratier
- Gérard JugnotGermain Pigoil
- Clovis CornillacÉmile Leibovich, aka 'Milou'
- Kad MeradJacky Jacquet
- Nora ArnezederDouce
- Pierre RichardMax, aka 'Monsieur TSF'
- Bernard-Pierre DonnadieuFélix Galapiat
- Maxence PerrinJojo Pigoil
- François MorelCélestin
- Élisabeth VitaliViviane, Jojo's mother
- Christophe KourotchkineLebeaupin, Viviane's new husband