The Journey to Paris
Synopsis
Daniel, a not very liberated thirty-something, still lives with his mother, works in a highway toll booth, and collects Eiffel Towers. One day, he decides to go and stay with his cousin in Paris. From his cousin's place just outside town, Daniel sets off in search of "Triumphal Paris": 10 am, the Louvre; noon, Invalides; 2 pm, the Marais district. . . .
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (11)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Lazennec & Associés
- Co-productions : STUDIOCANAL, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française, TF1 Films Production, Artémis Productions, Alhena Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Playtime
- French distribution : Mars Distribution
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Bertrand Faivre
- Assistant director : Fabienne Chauveau
- Sound Recordist : Ricardo Castro
- Screenwriters : François Morel, Marc-Henri Dufresne
- Director of Photography : Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
- Camera operator : Catherine Pujol
- Production Manager : Christian Lambert
- Press Attaché (film) : François Hassan Guerrar
- Editor : Marion Monestier
- Sound Editor : Philippe Vandendriessche
- Production Designer : Sylvie Olivé
- Music Composer : Philippe Eidel
- Costume designer : Valentine Breton des Loys
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Belgium, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Belgium, France)
- Production year : 1999
- French release : 07/07/1999
- Runtime : 1 h 25 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 93.440
- Visa issue date : 18/03/1999
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Color
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News & awards
Selections (1)
Shanghai - International Film Festival
China, 1999
Official Competition
About
There are two ways of looking at "The Journey to Paris." The first is to think of it as an absurd and affectionate comedy. A very simple story devoid of directorial flourishes, about characters who always remain very human, if both annoying and endearing. The film's main aim is to entertain without resorting to cynicism or cheap nastiness. The second way is to think of it as a voyage of initiation. It reveals that, behind each missed opportunity to realize a childhood dream, there lurks an adult dream ready to take over. For although life sometimes takes malicious pleasure in screwing up the dreams of people like Daniel – who has set his sights on the top of the Eiffel Tower – it also allows setbacks to be transformed into personal victories, in the same way that a frog sometimes turns into a Prince Charming.
Marc-Henri Dufresne – Director
