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Lost in Paris (2017) poster

2017 · comedy · disaster

Lost in Paris

Directed by Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel1h 23m2017

Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastrophes ensue, mainly involving Dom, a homeless man who has yet to have an emotion or thought he was afraid of expressing.

Our read: Lost in Paris (2017) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive comedy · disaster entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / disaster, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb6.34kRT87%Metacritic74
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How Lost in Paris feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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What watching it is actually like.

“You want to laugh at clumsy physical comedy amid Parisian chaos.”

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Skip it tonight — You want tightly plotted stories with big stakes or polish.

If Lost in Paris is your film
Amélie (2001)
whimsical Parisian charm and visual gags
(more plot heavy)
The Fairy (2011)
same directors' deadpan physical comedy
(even more minimalist)
Rumba (2008)
same directors' quirky French style
(even stranger tone)
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