This is surprisingly a funny film even if the setting maybe morbid or depressing, to say the least. The lockdowns all over the world conjure tragedy and suffering on a massive scale. But here comes a tiny film that gives us a glimmer of hope. To think that this was released in October 2021 when the Delta variant, highly transmissible and virulent as it is causing deaths and making life miserable for the rest of us.
Yvan Attal as Prof. Gabriel is truly funny. Yet what he's trying to achieve is very serious. Tony Boghassian who misses his wife; Martin, the hypochondriac; his lawyer wife; Diego, the porter; Agatha, the would-be composer, even Louise, the cafe owner, are funny and adorable in their own way.
It's also heartwarming, reminding us that even in such a situation where physical distancing is required, these neighbors (who don't really know much about each other) manage to become neighborly and learn to care for each other in the end.
Finally, a trivial question: does rue de l'humanite really exist in Paris? I Goggle-searched it but I couldn't find it. If it does, then it's a fitting locale for this story.
Yvan Attal as Prof. Gabriel is truly funny. Yet what he's trying to achieve is very serious. Tony Boghassian who misses his wife; Martin, the hypochondriac; his lawyer wife; Diego, the porter; Agatha, the would-be composer, even Louise, the cafe owner, are funny and adorable in their own way.
It's also heartwarming, reminding us that even in such a situation where physical distancing is required, these neighbors (who don't really know much about each other) manage to become neighborly and learn to care for each other in the end.
Finally, a trivial question: does rue de l'humanite really exist in Paris? I Goggle-searched it but I couldn't find it. If it does, then it's a fitting locale for this story.