Movie Details
Original Language:Hebrew
Paris Return
DirectorYossi Aviram
1 hr 10 min
Plot
Reoven Vardi would like to go back to Israel the country he left more than 50 years earlier He is 75 years old and recently retired He feels that in Paris he has nothing more to care about except of course for his dear Pierluigi an Italian who is 10 years younger than him and with whom he has been living for a long time For Pierluigi Israel is just another option and he would have no problem in complying with his partners wish His real worry is to fight Reovens pessimism and sadness the melancholy that never leaves him This documentary is much more than the simple narration of the everyday routine of an old couple or the account of a long love story The affectionate bickering between the two partners the Yiddish humour the Italian cheerfulness the moments of intimacy a beautiful house near Rue de Rivoli all these elements create an elegant almost magical timeless atmosphere framed by the beauty of Paris
