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Café de Flore

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Parallel stories revolve around a present-day disc jockey (Kevin Parent) and a single mother (Vanessa Paradis) in the 1960s.

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Jeff Shannon Seattle Times 11/22/2012
2.5/4
A forgettable film. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 11/16/2012
2.5/5
It's terribly long and repetitive for so delicately dreamy a diptych, and at times the modern-day story feels like little more than a drawn-out apologia for the wandering male gaze. Go to Full Review
Kyle Smith New York Post 11/09/2012
1.5/4
Goes from intriguing to irritating. Go to Full Review
Q.V. Hough Vague Visages 06/22/2023
Fortunately for Vallée, both Paradis and Gerrier absolutely own their scenes, thus creating a strange paradox with the opposite storyline full of brilliant visuals/sounds, but forgettable characters. Go to Full Review
Rachel West That Shelf 03/30/2022
To discuss how the parallel storylines come together would ruin things for anyone who has yet to watch the movie, but their collision course still packs an emotional wallop a decade later. Go to Full Review
Jim Ross TAKE ONE Magazine 02/13/2020
...be rewarded with a wonderfully involving tale that tries to capture how emotions and love often seem to transcend the individuals beholden to them. Go to Full Review
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Rob J 01/12/2025 This film builds around you. I started with no knowledge. No reviews read. No storyline summaries. Slowly it revealed itself and managed to create an emotional and thought provoking end. I recommend. See more isla s 09/03/2022 This is a sometimes sad, sometimes touching and certainly thought provoking watch. I'd say its perhaps, at times, more about morals than romance. I thought it was good to see a film tackle the issue of having a child with downs, which is still probably regarded as a bit of a taboo by some. I thought some of the dialogue was almost poetic. There are some sex scenes, so its not for especially young viewers but I wouldn't say it seemed entirely tacky or exploitative. In a number of scenes, we see characters underwater, which I suppose could represent rebirth, or otherwise struggling to stay above water in life, letting or not letting things overwhelm you perhaps. There are two distinct plots present in this film and I found it an intriguing and thoughtful watch that I'd recommend to others. See more 07/27/2022 An emotional film for a mother to watch. Solid film interesting plot See more 09/20/2021 One of my favorite movies. Poignant and realistic. You cannot always control who you love, but you can still care about them. The journey of a woman's love. Beautiful movie See more 08/17/2020 It's a movie that tackles love and the confusion around it really well. I really like it, it's one of my favourate movies. See more 08/18/2019 This is the kind of movie that initiates a different view in life, very profound film! Dynamic and influential. Truly one of a kind! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Parallel stories revolve around a present-day disc jockey (Kevin Parent) and a single mother (Vanessa Paradis) in the 1960s.
Director
Jean-Marc Vallée
Producer
Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin
Screenwriter
Jean-Marc Vallée, Jean-Marc Vallée
Production Co
Item 7, Monkey Pack Films, Backup Media
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2017
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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