‘Paris, 13th District’ Film Review: Episodic French Drama Has Hip Vibe But Falls Short
Cannes 2021: Veteran director Jacques Audiard’s film has poise and style, but you can go in with high hopes and still leave wanting more
Jason Solomons | July 14, 2021 @ 5:57 PM
Cannes Film Festival
“Paris, 13th District” starts with cool black-and-white drone shots of a concrete estate in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, and it comes from the hand of Palme d’Or winning director Jacques Audiard (“A Prophet,” “Dheepan”). So one could be forgiven for anticipating a tough, urban movie in the ground-breaking mold of Mathieu Kassovitz’s 1995 drama “La Haine.”