Russian Dolls (2005)

Original title

Les Poupées russes

Directed by

Cédric Klapisch

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romantic comedy, melodrama

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

6

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 734 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A few years after his Erasmus exchange, a French writer in his late twenties works as a ghostwriter and tries to figure out his romantic life. He bounces between London, Paris, and Russia as he juggles old friends, new lovers, and career decisions.

bittersweetenergeticreflectiveplayfulromanticvisually inventivefast-pacedwitty

What happens

Russian Dolls (French: Les Poupées russes) is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film, the sequel to L'Auberge Espagnole (2002) and the second instalment in the Spanish Apartment trilogy, which is concluded with Chinese Puzzle (Casse-tête chinois, 2013). Cédric Klapisch wrote and directed the film, whose settings include Paris, London, Saint Petersburg and Moscow. Klapisch makes use of digital and split-screen effects in the film, as well as non-linear narrative. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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