''A Mermaid in Paris'' (french: Une sirène à Paris) is a 2020 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by

Mathias Malzieu Mathias Malzieu (born 1974), the lead singer of the French band Dionysos, co-founded the group in 1993 when he lived in Valence in Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Three of his school-friends (Eric Serra Tosio, Michael Ponton and Guillaume Garide ...

, who co-wrote the script alongside Stéphane Landowski. The film stars Nicolas Duvauchelle and

Marilyn Lima Marilyn Lima (born September 28, 1995) is a French actress known for her roles in '' A Mermaid in Paris'' (2020), ''Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)'' (2015), '' Skam France'' (2018–2020) and '' J'ai menti'' (2021). Career Lima is originally f ...

. The film was released in France on 11 March 2020 by

Sony Pictures Releasing Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group (commonly known as Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, formerly known as the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group until 2013, and abbreviated as SPMPG) is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainme ...

Synopsis

A man rescues a mermaid in Paris and slowly falls in love with her.

Cast

* Nicolas Duvauchelle as Gaspard *

as Lula * Romane Bohringer as Milena * Rossy de Palma as Rossy * Tchéky Karyo as Camille * Alexis Michalik as Victor

Production

Principal photography began on 29 August 2019 and concluded on 17 October 2019. Filming took place in a studio in

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

over a period of five weeks, followed by two weeks of location shooting in Paris and Étretat, France.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on critic reviews, with an average rating of . Wilson Kwong of ''Film Inquiry'' reviewed the film positively, stating, "''A Mermaid in Paris'' is a refreshingly original film about what it means to believe in the things you love, and in doing that, makes a strong argument of why you should love the film itself." ''Eye for Film''s Amber Wilkinson scored the film 3/5, saying, "You can get a way with a lot when you deliver it with this much panache."

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