Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo
Wolfe Releasing | Release Date: January 27, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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11
Mixed:
0
Negative:
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88
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneJan 18, 2017
Very few films accept the contradicting velocities of gay desire, and present them in such blunt yet graceful fashion, the way Paris 05:59 does. Read full review
80
TheWrapDave WhiteJan 27, 2017
Their initial meeting, as orgiastic as it can possibly be, is shot by first-time cinematographer Manuel Marmier without pornography’s genitalia-focused aesthetic tropes, and with as much intimate and magical lighting as any old-fashioned musical sequence. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJan 26, 2017
Filmmaking duo Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau have crafted a film that articulates the ability for sex to produce just a little bit more love in the world, for a moment or an eternity. Read full review
80
VarietyJay WeissbergJan 18, 2017
There’s something stirringly essential about Paris 05:59, partly thanks to the late-night-inspired sensation that Theo and Hugo have the world to themselves, and can make it into whatever they want. Read full review
80
The GuardianLeslie FelperinJan 18, 2017
The film has its own specific vibe, thanks in part to the writer-directors’ unique, immersive sense of the milieu and the leads’ tender chemistry. Read full review
80
Total FilmPhilip KempJan 18, 2017
Playing out in real time, Theo and Hugo offers a warm, frank, unexpectedly romantic view of relationships today. Read full review
75
The Film StageRory O'ConnorJan 18, 2017
Haigh’s debut really nailed the insecurities of discovering a lover’s idiosyncrasies and flaws, those that grate and those that charm. Paris 05:59 manages to capture that as well, and in doing so creates a sense of ambiguity as to whether any sort of love between the men can last. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJan 26, 2017
Light on plot yet heavy on chemistry, Paris 05:59 is at times a little precious. But the two leads are so believably besotted that their occasional immaturity doesn’t rankle. Read full review
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Village VoiceMelissa AndersonJan 26, 2017
Recalling other cine-duets, both straight (Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise) and gay (Andrew Haigh's Weekend), Paris 05:59 distinguishes itself by seamlessly including a lesson on HIV post-exposure prophylaxis. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijJan 18, 2017
For all its possible precedents, it’s still relatively uncommon to see a film in which actual sex acts are an integral part of the storytelling. Placed right up front like a kind of litmus test for the audience, the sex scenes here are explicit but also unambiguously non-salacious or intended to arouse. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireJan 27, 2017
Paris 05:59,’s charms are likely slight enough, and its raunch raunchy enough, to keep it from becoming one of those rare exceptions. Read full review
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