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To See Paris and Die

1992·Movie
2h 0min
46
MediocreGoodWatch score

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Strong craft, striking style, a touch of humor.

Energy

Tense

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension8
  • Adrenaline3
  • Fast Pace3

Heart

Deeply moving and melancholic

Much of it is about family.

  • Pathos9
  • Family Dynamics9
  • Melancholy8

Humor

Some sharp wit

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Wit & Wordplay5
  • Dark Humor3
  • Cringe Humor2

World

History, family, and the mind

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Standout characters, direction, and performances

  • Character Depth9
  • Direction8
  • Acting8

Style

Standout cinematography

  • Cinematography8
  • Editing7
  • Music Composition7

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About

In Russia in the late 1960s, Elena will do anything to see that her son Yuri succeeds as a pianist: she longs for him to win a competition that will send him to Paris. To ensure his success, she denies her love for an iconoclastic painter for whom she models, prostitutes herself to a Party figure, encourages her son to break with his true love because the girl is a Jew, and, in general, behaves in paranoid ways, believing, for example, that a new lodger, Evgeny, is a KGB spy. She also has her own family secrets, which she will go to any length to keep her son from learning.
Russian Historical DramaPsychological TragedyMaternal ObsessionBleak Social CommentaryPost-Stalinist EraSacrifice & DesperationForbidden LoveMoral CompromiseComplex Character Study

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46
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 47/100 (IMDb 6.3). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is To See Paris and Die rated?

Sexual contentDisturbing imagery

Content advisories: sexual content and disturbing imagery.

How long is To See Paris and Die?

2 h 0 min

To See Paris and Die runs 2 h 0 min.

What language is To See Paris and Die in?

Russian

It was made in Russian. Produced in Russia.