User:Zukerman rayne/Paris Paris (2022)

Original title: Paris ParisInfobox Série téléviséeGenre: comedy series

Created by: Dominic Desjardins and Rayne Zukerman

Directed by: Dominic Desjardins

Screenplay by: Dominic Desjardins and Rayne Zukerman

Production company: Zazie Films Inc.

Starring: Benoît Mauffette, Maxim Roy

Country of origin: Canada

Original network: Unis TV

No of seasons: 1

No of episodes: 13

Running time: 24 min

Original release: January 4, 2022 - in production

Website: https://www.tv5unis.ca/paris-paris/

Paris Paris is a Canadian television comedy series in 13* 24-minute episodes directed by Dominic Desjardins and broadcast on Unis TV.

Produced by Zazie Films Inc. Paris Paris stars Benoît Mauffette, Maxim Roy, Rossif Sutherland, Jeanne Guittet, Balzac Zukerman-Desjardins, Hugues Boucher, and featuring Yves Jacques.

Synopsis
Philippe lives in Paris. He dreams of literature, theatre and culture. The problem is that he does not live in Paris, France, but in Paris, Ontario, a quiet little town far from everything, where the only culture (according to him) is agri-culture.

Paris-Paris is a comedy that reimagines a midlife crisis with a fantastical premise: a tunnel between Paris-Ontario and Paris, France. This tunnel becomes a means for the protagonist, Philippe, to escape his life, which is nothing like the one he imagined for himself. Philippe is a francophone living in an anglophone community where he’s never found a way to connect with the people around him. The series explores with humour, the isolation and disconnect when living in culture different from one’s own. It also explores the transition to middle age where one needs to let go of youth’s ideals and dreams. The series taps into what it means to be a man, a father, and a teacher in today’s society.

Culture, theatre and the arts are tools to reveal our characters’ humanity and growth. By re-reading classical literature, Philippe initiates an inner journey that will force him to face himself on both sides of the tunnel.

Cast

 * Benoît Mauffette : Philippe
 * Maxim Roy : Jenny
 * Rossif Sutherland : Meursault
 * Balzac Zukerman-Desjardins : Tom
 * Hugues Boucher : Jacquo
 * Jeanne Guittet : Marianne
 * Yves Jacques : Fabioli
 * Jean-Michel Le Gal : M. Turnbull
 * Pierre Simpson : Doctor Will
 * Djennie Laguerre : Helen
 * Michael Healey : Gilles Belanger
 * Benjamin Ranieri : Jess
 * Jocelyne Zucco : Sue
 * Patricia Tulasne : Claire
 * Sheila Ingabire Isaro : Vivianne
 * Patrick Romango : Christophe
 * Marie-Claire Marcotte : Vicky
 * Louison Danis : Rose
 * Karine Ricard : Doctor Daisy
 * Jean-Michel Nadeau : brigadier
 * Allan Michael Brunet : Larry
 * Olivier Lamarche : Stephano
 * Lindsey Owen Pierre : animateur

Artistic crew

 * Screenwriters: Dominic Desjardins and Rayne Zukerman
 * Director: Dominic Desjardins
 * Music: Antoine Gratton
 * Production company: Zazie Films Inc.

Episodes

 * 1) La Bête humaine
 * 2) L'Éducation sentimentale
 * 3) Les Caprices de Marianne
 * 4) Bérénice
 * 5) Les Fleurs du mal
 * 6) On ne badine pas avec l'amour
 * 7) De la Terre à la Lune
 * 8) Les Illusions perdues
 * 9) À la recherche du temps perdu
 * 10) Bel ami
 * 11) Le Spleen de Paris
 * 12) Le Voyage égoïste
 * 13) Comment tout finit

Notes et references
