Bird People

Name: Bird People
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: September 12, 2014
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Anaïs Demoustier, Josh Charles, Radha Mitchell, Roschdy Zem

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IFC Films | Release Date: September 12, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Anaïs Demoustier, Josh Charles, Radha Mitchell, Roschdy Zem

Summary: In a Paris airport zone, two strangers try to make sense out of their lives: an American engineer under great professional and emotional pressure who decides to radically change the course of his existence, and a young hotel chambermaid who goes through a life-altering supernatural experience.

Director: Pascale Ferran

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 127 min

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A.O. Scott

Sep 11, 2014

There are plot twists, and then there is what Ms. Ferran does here, which is to transform — impetuously, improbably and altogether marvelously — this somber, realistic tale into something else entirely. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Sep 10, 2014

It’s also just magnificently goofy, unafraid to court ridicule and confident enough to take captivating detours. Read full review

Robert Abele

Sep 25, 2014

Ferran's eccentricity is an acquired taste, but the light, emotional artfulness of Bird People — a cry for the senses in a world that so often dulls — is welcome. Read full review

Jesse Cataldo

Sep 8, 2014

Pascale Ferran's film isn't daring enough to fully embrace the narrative fragmentation that it sporadically assumes. Read full review

Peter Debruge

May 26, 2014

Where the film goes is both unexpected and necessary, since however grounded and relatable these thinly detailed characters might be, the movie doesn’t actually seem to be going anywhere. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Sep 25, 2014

The whole thing is so inconsistent, with intermittent slow motion and curious motivations, that you have to finally just accept things like a disappearing narrator as par for the course. Read full review

Jordan Hoffman

Sep 11, 2014

The best moments in Bird People soar to such heights that you almost want to forgive the parts that amount to mere droppings. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Jun 16, 2022

People are like birds. That's kind of the idea. Maybe that might look and sound basic at first, but I'll admit that premise had its appeal. Unfortunately for this film, it overly romanticizes its premise and presents it in an approach that felt tremendously dull.
Not gonna lie to you, I wasPeople are like birds. That's kind of the idea. Maybe that might look and sound basic at first, but I'll admit that premise had its appeal. Unfortunately for this film, it overly romanticizes its premise and presents it in an approach that felt tremendously dull.
Not gonna lie to you, I was bored after the first hour.… Expand

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axlrosen

Feb 21, 2015

Wow, painful. Yes, there's a crazy twist, but it's not worth it. So boring. Fortunately e watched in on Amazon Instant Video so we were able to jump ahead over and over again and not miss anything.

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