The Gates of Paris

The Gates of Paris

1957 · 106 min · FR · 6.7 (26 votes)
Dir. René Clair · Starring Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens, Henri Vidal, Dany Carrel, Raymond Bussières, Gabrielle Fontan
ComedyDrama

Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone---anyone---and his friend The Artist are forced at gunpoint to house a fugitive, Pierre Barbier, in Juju's broken-down home. The urge for being needed is such in Juju that he gives up drinking and takes care of Pierre. But one day Juju finds out that Pierre has been making love to his girl Maria...

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A smoky, existential Parisian dive bar where laughter meets melancholy. It's a film that feels like a worn armchair and a glass of red wine, exploring the messy, beautiful, and often absurd nature of human connection.

wrymelancholiccharmingbohemiansteadyFrench New Wavecharacter-drivendialogue-heavyvintagelovebetrayalidentityexistentialism
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