''Picture Paris'' is a 2012 HBO

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

about a suburban woman with an empty nest who exhibits a passion for Paris.

Production

The film was written and directed by

Brad Hall William Bradford Hall (born March 21, 1958) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known as a ''Weekend Update'' news anchor on '' Saturday Night Live'' and for creating the sitcoms ''The Single Guy'' and ''Watching Ellie''. ...

, starred

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus ( ; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer who worked on the comedy television series ''Saturday Night Live'' (1982–1985), ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), ''The New Adventures ...

and

Grégory Fitoussi Grégory Fitoussi (born 13 August 1976) is a French actor best known for appearing in television series such as ''Spiral'', ''Spin'' and ''Mr Selfridge''. Personal life He was born in Paris to Pied-Noir Sephardi Jewish parents. His parents opene ...

and was shot in Paris in May and June of 2011.

Release

''Picture Paris'' had a screening at The Wilmette Theatre,

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on New Year's Day 2012. ''Picture Paris'' premiered on 17 December 2012 at 9PM, on HBO. It was entered into the 2012

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External links

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