PREMIÈRE NORD-AMÉRICAINE / NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
UNDER THE STARS OF PARIS
UNDER THE STARS OF PARIS
Director
Claus Drexel
Cast
Catherine Frot, Mahamahou Yaffa et Dominique Frot
Producer
Arches Films et Maneki Films
Screenwriter
Claus Drexel et Olivier Brunhes
Distributor
Memento Films International
For many years, Christine’s life has not been easy. Her lonely routine is divided between going to the free food bank distributions and wandering the streets of Paris. On a cold winter night, she finds Suli, an 8-year-old Burkinabe boy, sobbing in front of her shelter. Christine understands that he is lost and has been separated from his mother. Bound by their marginal condition, they embark together on an emotional journey full of tenderness to find Suli’s mother in the underground world of Paris.
CINEMANIA's opinion:
In 2013, Claus Drexel directed a remarkable documentary, AU BORD DU MONDE, lifting the veil on the « phantoms » of Paris, the thousands of homeless, some of whom have lived on the street for several decades. With UNDER THE STARS OF PARIS. The filmmaker deeply probes this difficult subject and gives Catherine Frot (THE MIDWIFE, MARGUERITE) one of her best roles: the César-winning actress is moving and impressive as a homeless woman forgotten by the world. The director clarifies his intention: “I feel a deep attachment for these people who are too often filmed as unkempt. I wanted to cultivate their beauty, their sensitivity and their poetry.” A documented, delicate, and deeply troubling drama.
CINEMANIA's opinion:
In 2013, Claus Drexel directed a remarkable documentary, AU BORD DU MONDE, lifting the veil on the « phantoms » of Paris, the thousands of homeless, some of whom have lived on the street for several decades. With UNDER THE STARS OF PARIS. The filmmaker deeply probes this difficult subject and gives Catherine Frot (THE MIDWIFE, MARGUERITE) one of her best roles: the César-winning actress is moving and impressive as a homeless woman forgotten by the world. The director clarifies his intention: “I feel a deep attachment for these people who are too often filmed as unkempt. I wanted to cultivate their beauty, their sensitivity and their poetry.” A documented, delicate, and deeply troubling drama.
Made possible by
Share:
