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Brigitte and Xavier are a couple of cattle farmers living and working together
in Normandy. They have always got on well but now that their two children have
left the household, routine and weariness have set in. One night Brigitte, who
has been invited to a party by a group of Parisians in the house next to their
farm, lets herself be wooed by Stan, a witty, cool attractive young man. Some
time later, giving a visit to a dermatologist as an excuse, she goes to Paris to
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Filming commenced on February 11,
2013 with a 48-day shoot scheduled and took place in Normandy and Paris, which included Station de
metro Concorde, Théâtre
Edouard VII, Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Musée d'Orsay, Place
de la Gare, Place de la Concorde, and Restaurant Victor
Hugo. The final scene was filmed in the Dead Sea in
Israel.
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"A series of adventures and misadventures follow, leading
eventually to a meeting with Jesper (Michael Nyqvist), a personable Dane
of her own age with a matching sense of humor... She and Nyqvist have much more
fun together. There's an easy rhythm to their conversations that even survives
her shrieking panic attack during a supposedly romantic ferris-wheel ride.
Nyqvist tosses away all care and comes across as an urbane charmer whose taste
for philandering goes with a good heart and an empathetic disposition."
...Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald
"At the hotel where Brigette is staying, she meets a Danish
periodontist named Jesper, played with honor by Michael Nyqvist. He
speaks excellent French! And may be just as urbane and debonair as we have seen
him in Swedish productions." ...Jeanette Gentele, Svenska Dagbladet
"Michael Nyqvist gives a really good performance. His
French was impressive and a few sentences in Danish... Nyqvist is charming and
perfect in the role of the periodontist." ...Sovi Ryden.
Filmeye.se
"In Paris, Brigitte's dinner with her sister law, flanked by
Jesper at the next table is one of the film's funniest... Nyqvist is
perfectly cast in a role that could have easily been superficial had he not been
equipped to deliver so much more... Keenly observed, the film is funny,
warm and often unexpected. The countryside of Normandy is beautiful, the cattle
magnificent and of course there is Paris, which always offers elegance and
charm." ...Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
"Isabelle Huppert is delightful in this romantic comedy about love lost and
found again... Thoroughly charming." ...Bil Antoniou, My Old
Addiction
"Beautifully performed by all concerned, Folies Bergère delivers a classic
comedy of remarriage with Gallic insouciance – and a warm gust of country air."
...New Zealand International Film Festival
"Wry and beautifully observed story of mid-life marital infidelity... Surely the
only love story to feature a both dermatological condition and a Danish
periodontist, this is a marvellously grown-up romance full of unexpected
twists... The film the film is given life by its superb acting." ...Peter
Calder, New Zealand Herald
"'Paris Follies' is a real delight. A refreshingly non-judgemental film devoid
of melodramatic ideas of guilt and comeuppance that tries in earnest, but always
with a light touch, to comprehend the troubled hearts of its middle aged
characters. Fitoussi also has a knack for displaying how the external world
affects them. Paris itself – with its galleries, its street life, its theatre –
gets under the skin of the characters in the film, triggering emotions and
inspiring new attitudes. He is a director capable of great nuance with a rare
sensibility – resisting the urge to make a cinema that’s more overtly
provocative or showy, and yet able to stay clear of easy, sentimental clichés."
...Jason DiRusso, ABC.net.au
"Nyqvist speaks quite decent French... It's fun to hear Frenchmen reject
Scandinavians, and to see Lena Endre emerge on Jesper's computer when he
receives incoming calls." [Lena Endre is Mikael Blomkvist's love interest in the
Millennium trilogy]. ...Ingrid Stigsdotter, Sydsvenskan
"Brigette meets a cute, Danish periodontist, played by Michael Nyqvist,
who switches on all his threadbare charm and speaks decent French."
...Fredrik Strage, DN.se
"Michael Nyqvist's choice of foreign film projects has
been a constant source of surprise. He has jumped from ostentatious Hollywood
Action (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) to gangster noir (John
Wick) to space adventure (Europa Report). When Nyqvist now appears as
a charming Dane, he fills up half the Swedish poster, even though his character
first appears midway through the film... Michael Nyqvist continues to
surprise: he actually speaks really decent French." ...Karin
Svensson, ITZ.se
"It is tempting to think that La Ritournelle would not have been
distributed in Sweden had it not been for Nyqvist, but considering how
many generic French feel-goods that come here in recent years, I'm not so sure.
Additionally Nyqvist speaks fluent French, so who can complain." ...Fredrik
Fyhr, Videosondag.se
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