Dans Paris

Christophe Honoré's comic drama about two brothers co-existing in a Paris apartment with their gentle curmudgeon of a father (Guy Marchand) is a tribute to the freewheeling energy and youth of the French New Wave. The brooding elder (Romain Duris) has come home to recover from a painful breakup, taking over the bedroom of happy-go-lucky younger (Louis Garrel), a student who spends his days using his easy charm and cheerful irresponsibility to bed practically every young beauty he comes across. Garrel narrates his brother's story in direct address to the camera (with a brief detour to acknowledge the fact that he's talking to the camera), and then slips away to play through the streets as Honore plays with the story, bouncing between the sorrow of Duris and the impish joy of Garrel. Joana Preiss, Alice Butaud and Marie-France Pisier co-star. The DVD features deleted scenes and "Rendez-Vous With Louis," a short film by director Christophe Honoré.