A Bookshop in Paris
Seen it?2021 | 89 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, 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
- Great for people who like their stories with a little heart-flutter and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Paris does a lot of the work, and it looks wonderful. Sits nicely alongside Last Tango in Paris.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 29 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Vincenzo dedicates his life to the bookshop he owns in Paris and to his daughter Albertine, forced to stay home because of an accident occurred to her a few years earlier. One day Yolande, an exuberant, eccentric, funny and beautiful girl, bursts into Vincenzo’s shop. Charmed by her vital energy, the man starts feeling again emotions he’s been chocking-off for too long, and which will make him question his melancholic and somehow suspended way of facing life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sergio Castellitto
- Sergio CastellittoVincenzo
- Bérénice BejoYolande
- Matilda De AngelisAlbertine
- ClementinoClemente
- Sandra MiloMadame Milo
- Alex LutzGérard
- Marie-Philomène NgaColombe
- Nassim LyesAlain
- Maxence DinantFather Mathieu
- Bruno GoueryKleptomaniac