English title: Paris Belongs to Us
A young student of literature is dragged into a group of intellectuals in Paris and investigates a supposed conspiracy which allegedly is killing its members one by one and has the potential to destroy the entire world.
The life of a student may be extremely tedious, and the allure of the theater world, especially when combined with intrigue and mystery, may provide an irresistible distraction. That is what happens with this film's protagonist. The events she seems to navigate have the same structure as the ones in a schizophrenic's mind, but we are never given a hint of a possible mental health issue. The cold war context in which those events are situated are a fertile ground for conspiracy. The external menace, in the person of a businessman who seems intent on destroying the leftist threat in the artistic milieu, is compounded by the internal threat, in the person of two disruptive Americans, an apparently paranoiac writer and his ex-girlfriend who specializes in seducing and abandoning people. For the protagonist, she is also a love rival. I could write more about this film, but watching it would be probably the only way to absorb all its layers and nuances. An intelligent film about political activism, big cities, and despair.
Rating: 68
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