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Bird People

Play trailer Poster for Bird People Released Sep 12, 2014 2h 8m Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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An overstressed American businessman (Anaïs Demoustier) and a French chambermaid (Josh Charles) make a connection at an airport hotel in Paris.

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Bird People is admirably ambitious, but its handful of high-flying moments don't add up to a consistently compelling film.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader People are just like birds, this French drama asserts-over and over again, with mind-numbing obviousness, until you might feel like spreading your wings and flying away yourself. Nov 6, 2014 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times An airport hotel may not seem the most inspiring of locations for a story of life-changing consequence, but French filmmaker Pascale Ferran's delicate, compassionate "Bird People" is just that sort of risk-taking existential adventure. Sep 25, 2014 Full Review Stephanie Merry Washington Post The vehicle for the message feels haphazard, as if Ferran were trying to create a patchwork of various film types rather than one cohesive piece. Rated: 2/4 Sep 25, 2014 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com The film is too cold and strained to be at the caliber of the kind of movie that goes from realism to the fantastic. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 17, 2023 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine This is CGI even more invisible than David Fincher’s color correction — I couldn’t spot it at all, which means the job’s been done perfectly. Jan 24, 2023 Full Review C.J. Prince Way Too Indie Through such a bold stroke of originality, Bird People highlights the boundless opportunities makes available through storytelling. Rated: 7.9/10 Jun 15, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alec B There's a moment, about 2/3 of the way in, that will either win you over completely or lose you. I can't say much more for fear of spoiling it, but sufficed to say I'm firmly in the former camp as it blows up the story in such an exciting way without being inconsistent with the rest of the film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Starts as a promising film with the first part starring Josh Charles and his midlife crisis. However, as it continues it gets unclear and scattered, as if the plot's details weren't put together enough. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting movie. Both connected and unconnected. For a 2014 movie, everyone sure smokes a lot. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Starts out so well, very interesting turn about three quarters of the way through, but then it goes nowhere. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Det kom til et vendepunkt og da falt jeg av. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Uma metáfora sobre a Liberdade. Todo mundo já sonhou em voar como um pássaro, ou largar uma vida de rotina e responsabilidade. Bird people sobrevoa os desejos mais utópicos do ser humano. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Pascale Ferran

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Anaïs Demoustier

Audrey Camuzet

Josh Charles

Gary Newman

Roschdy Zem

Simon

Camélia Jordana

Leila

Akela Sari

Mme Baccar

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Movie Info

Synopsis An overstressed American businessman (Anaïs Demoustier) and a French chambermaid (Josh Charles) make a connection at an airport hotel in Paris.
Director
Pascale Ferran
Producer
Denis Freyd
Screenwriter
Pascale Ferran, Guillaume Bréaud
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
France 2 Cinema, Titre et Structure Production, Archipel 35
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 12, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.2K
Runtime
2h 8m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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