Vibrant scenes of individuals' daily life are filmed in Place de la République.Vibrant scenes of individuals' daily life are filmed in Place de la République.Vibrant scenes of individuals' daily life are filmed in Place de la République.
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- TriviaOriginally Malle intended to film in several different locations around Paris with professional actors. This plan was scrapped and he filmed ordinary people in the titular location in central Paris in lieu of actors and the 40 various 'sets' that were planned.
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[first lines]
Louis Malle, Himself: Excuse me, sir. Did you realize we've been filming you for 15 minutes? Do you realize we've been filming you?
Old Man: What?
Louis Malle, Himself: Filming.
Old Man: Filming me? No.
Louis Malle, Himself: You didn't notice?
Old Man: Not at all.
Louis Malle, Himself: Do you live on the area?
Old Man: What?
Louis Malle, Himself: Do you live on the area?
Old Man: No.
Louis Malle, Himself: Are you from Paris?
Old Man: No.
Featured review
A beautiful view on life in Paris post world war II
I thought this was utterly riveting - I couldn't turn the TV off even though I was exhausted. It is 1 1/2 hours of an interviewer/camera crew on the streets of Paris trying to speak to people about anything. There are a few dull moments but it gives a fantastic view on life in Paris - some of the people are survivors of World War II; nearly everyone seems to either be sick or have a spouse who is sick; there's the poor man who regularly goes in and out of psychiatric hospitals and considers himself a "playboy"; there's the lottery ticket woman who is stating how angry she is that they're filming her but then turns around and coyly peeks at the camera to make sure they're still filming her; there's the Polish Jew who was able to hide with his French Jewish wife during world war II who was a tailor and recently quit because of a heart attack - and admits shortly before he leaves that his wife died only 9 months ago - sorry I could go on and on but thought it was lovely for anyone who wants a peek at France's social/cultural life of everyday Parisians.
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- maureen-omalley
- Oct 25, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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By what name was Place de la République (1974) officially released in Canada in English?
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