Alice and the Mayor

Released Jan 24, 2020

1h 43m

Comedy

Drama

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64%

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11 Reviews

The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, is in a delicate position. After 30 years in politics, he is running out of ideas, feeling like an existential emptiness. To overcome this, Paul hires a young and brilliant philosopher, Alice Heimann. Then follows a dialogue between two diametrically opposed personalities who will turn their certainties upside down.

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Jay Weissberg

Variety

A movie so enamored by its self-perception of cleverness that even policy wonks will find it hard to muster enthusiasm.

May 20, 2019

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Boyd van Hoeij

Hollywood Reporter

Pariser doesn't seem quite sure how to sketch the wider world around his two protagonists, with friends and colleagues floating in and out of the picture in a way that might be lifelike but that also keeps creating expectations...

May 18, 2019

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Milagros Amondaray

La Nación (Argentina)

Elegantly filmed...

Rated: 4/5

Jun 30, 2022

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

A rarity: dialogues that are worth listening to and an image like you haven't seen in a while [35mm film]. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 30, 2022

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

A paradigmatic representation of French cinema: pure, essential, and yes, also fascinating. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Jun 28, 2022

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Christian Gallichio

The Playlist

It's a strange hybrid of a film, with the two disparate sections never really working in conjunction.

Rated: C

Mar 6, 2020

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Nicolas Pariser

Director

Fabrice Luchini

Paul Theraneau

Anaïs Demoustier

Alice Heimann

Nora Hamzawi

Mélinda

Léonie Simaga

Isabelle Leinsdorf

Antoine Reinartz

Daniel

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Synopsis

The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, is in a delicate position. After 30 years in politics, he is running out of ideas, feeling like an existential emptiness. To overcome this, Paul hires a young and brilliant philosopher, Alice Heimann. Then follows a dialogue between two diametrically opposed personalities who will turn their certainties upside down.

Director: Nicolas Pariser
Producer: Emmanuel Agneray
Screenwriter: Nicolas Pariser
Distributor: Self Distributed
Production Co: Scope Pictures, Bizibi, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, arte France Cinéma, Les Films du 10
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 7, 2021
Runtime: 1h 43m