''Someone, Somewhere'' (french: Deux moi, lit=Two me) is a 2019 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Cédric Klapisch. The film premiered at the 2019

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(FFA).

Synopsis

Rémy (

François Civil François Civil (; born 29 January 1990) is a French actor. He has appeared in both French and English-language feature films and is known for his roles in ''Frank'' (2014), ''As Above, So Below'' (2014), ''Call My Agent!'' (2015–17), ''Five'' ...

), who has an unskilled job, and Mélanie (

Ana Girardot Ana Girardot (born 1 August 1988) is a French actress and director. She is known for ''Escobar: Paradise Lost'' (2014); her role of Lucy in the television series '' Les Revenants'' (''The Returned''); and ''Someone, Somewhere'' (2019). Life and c ...

), who works in scientific research, are two thirty-year-old Parisians at the mercy of a depressive mood. Victims of the loneliness of the metropolis, they try in vain to meet someone somewhere, especially on social media, even if they live right on the same floor of two terraced houses. Both undergo psychotherapy and thus embark on a path that will lead them in the same direction.

Cast

as Rémy Pelletier *

as Mélanie Brunet *

François Berléand François Berléand (; born 22 April 1952) is a French actor. He plays Gilles Triquet, the officer manager and equivalent of David Brent in ''Le Bureau'', the French version of ''The Office'', produced by Canal+. He also appeared in the 2002 fil ...

as J.B. Meyer (Rémy's psychologist) * Camille Cottin as Mélanie's psychologist *

Simon Abkarian Simon Abkarian (Armenian language, Armenian: Սիմոն Աբկարյան, born March 5, 1962) is a French-Armenian actor. Life and career Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise, of Armenians, Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. ...

as Mansour *

Eye Haïdara Eye Haïdara (; born 7 March 1983) is a French actress from Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مال ...

as Djena *

Virginie Hocq Virginie Hocq (born 26 February 1975) is a Belgian actress and comedian. Theatre Filmography References External links * 1975 births Living people Belgian actresses People from Nivelles {{france-film-actor-stub ...

as The pharmacist

Production

Both leads were already present in the director's previous film, ''

Back to Burgundy ''Back to Burgundy'' (french: Ce qui nous lie 'What binds us'' working title: ''Le Vin et le vent'' 'The Wine and the wind'' is a 2017 French drama film directed by Cédric Klapisch, starring Pio Marmaï, Ana Girardot and François Civil. Plo ...

'' (2017).

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on 21 August 2019. It was released in theaters starting in France on 11 September 2019, and on VOD by Distrib Films on 6 October 2020.

Reception

Box office

''Someone, Somewhere'' grossed an unknown amount in North America and $5.5 million worldwide.

Critical response

, all of the eight critical reviews compiled on

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are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Someone, Somewhere 2019 films 2019 comedy films French comedy films 2010s French-language films Films about psychoanalysis Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris 2010s French films