A Mermaid in Paris (French: Une sirène à Paris) is a 2020 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Mathias Malzieu, who co-wrote the script alongside Stéphane Landowski.[3] The film stars Nicolas Duvauchelle and Marilyn Lima.

A Mermaid in Paris
Theatrical release poster
FrenchUne sirène à Paris
Directed byMathias Malzieu
Written by
  • Mathias Malzieu
  • Stéphane Landowski
Produced by
  • Grégoire Melin
  • Sébastien Delloye
Starring
CinematographyVirginie Saint-Martin
Edited byThibault Hague
Music byDionysos
Production
companies
  • Overdrive Productions
  • Entre Chien et Loup
  • Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production
  • EuropaCorp
  • Proximus
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • 11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) (France)
Running time
102 minutes
Countries
Languages
  • French
  • English
Box office$630,987[2]

The film was released in France on 11 March 2020 by Sony Pictures Releasing.[1][4]

Synopsis

edit

A man rescues a mermaid in Paris and slowly falls in love with her.

Cast

edit

Production

edit

Principal photography began on 29 August 2019 and concluded on 17 October 2019.[5] Filming took place in a studio in Macedonia over a period of five weeks, followed by two weeks of location shooting in Paris and Étretat, France.[6]

Reception

edit

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 13 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10.[7] Wilson Kwong of Film Inquiry reviewed the film positively, stating, "A Mermaid in Paris is a refreshingly original film about what it means to believe in the things you love, and in doing that, makes a strong argument of why you should love the film itself."[8] Eye for Film's Amber Wilkinson scored the film 3/5, saying, "You can get a way with a lot when you deliver it with this much panache."[9]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d "A Mermaid in Paris (Une sirène à Paris)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Mermaid in Paris (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Moore, Mallory (28 August 2020). "Following the fish-out-of-water rom-com formula, "A Mermaid in Paris (Une sirène à Paris)" is a dazzling visual treat. [Fantasia Film Fest]". Elements of Madness. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Une sirène à Paris". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Sorties-Cinema – Une sirène à Paris : Le tournage débutera le 29 août". Mulderville (in French). 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (26 July 2019). "Shoot on the horizon for Mathias Malzieu's A Mermaid in Paris". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ^ "A Mermaid in Paris (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ Kwong, Wilson (3 September 2020). "Fantasia Film Festival 2020: A Mermaid in Paris". Film Inquiry. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. ^ Wilkinson, Amber (1 September 2020). "A Mermaid In Paris (2020) Film Review". Eye for Film. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
edit