Paris Memories (French: Revoir Paris) is a 2022 French drama film written and directed by Alice Winocour.[2] The film stars Virginie Efira as Mia, a woman who is struggling with the lingering mental health effects of having survived a terrorist attack in Paris months earlier.[3]

Paris Memories
Theatrical release poster
FrenchRevoir Paris
Directed byAlice Winocour
Written byAlice Winocour
Produced by
  • Isabelle Madelaine
  • Emilie Tisné
Starring
CinematographyStéphane Fontaine
Edited byJulien Lacheray
Music byAnna von Hausswolff
Production
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Distributed byPathé
Release dates
  • 21 May 2022 (2022-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 7 September 2022 (2022-09-07) (France)
  • 23 June 2023 (2023-06-23) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$3.7 million[1]

The film's cast also includes Benoît Magimel, Grégoire Colin, Maya Sansa, Amadou Mbow, Nastya Golubeva, Anne-Lise Heimburger, Sofia Lesaffre and Clarisse Makundul.

Release

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The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[4] It is had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] It was released theatrically in France on 7 September 2022 by Pathé.[6]

Reception

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Critical response

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The film received critical acclaim. Paris Memories has an approval rating of 94% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 64 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Further distinguished by Virginie Efira's superb performance, Revoir Paris explores trauma's aftermath with devastating tenderness".[7] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generaly favorable reviews".[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Revoir Paris (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (22 May 2022). "'Paris Memories' ('Revoir Paris'): Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ Complex, Valerie (26 May 2022). "Cannes Review: Alice Winocour Drama Film 'Paris Memories'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ Lumholdt, Jan (25 May 2022). "Review: Paris Memories". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ Kay, Jeremy (28 July 2022). "Stephen Frears, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence films among Toronto galas, special presentations". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Revoir Paris" (in French). Pathé. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/revoir_paris
  8. ^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/revoir-paris?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c
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