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3 | ''Paris, 13th District'' (French: ''Les Olympiades'') is a 2021 French film, directed and cowritten by Creator/JacquesAudiard and starring Creator/LucieZhang, Creator/NoemieMerlant, and Creator/MakitaSamba. It is inspired by the works of cartoonist Creator/AdrianTomine, specifically the short comics "Hawaiian Getaway" from ''ComicBook/SummerBlonde'' and "Amber Sweet" and "Killing and Dying" from ''ComicBook/KillingAndDying''. |
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5 | The film is set in Les Olympiades, an apartment complex in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}' 13th ''arrondissement'', and focuses on an ever-shifting love triangle between Parisian millennials Émilie (Zhang), a woman moving from one dead-end job to another; her former roommate with benefits Camille (Samba), a teacher beginning his doctorate; and Camille's new coworker at a real estate firm, Nora (Merlant). Nora's life is also complicated by her resemblance to cam girl Amber Sweet (Creator/JehnnyBeth). |
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7 | Following a debut at Cannes 2021, the film was theatrically released in France on 3 November 2021. |
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11 | * DeliberatelyMonochrome: This 2021 film is shot entirely in black and white. |
12 | * FriendsWithBenefits: Émilie and Camille begin sleeping together and make it clear that neither of them want to be in a relationship. Frustrations arise when Émilie falls for Camille. |
13 | * FromRoommatesToRomance: Émilie is initially hesitant to rent to a man, but finds that she likes Camille well enough and the two eventually begin a FriendsWithBenefits relationship. Camille rebuffs Émilie's new feelings though, [[spoiler:before coming around in the end]]. |
14 | * GenderBlenderName: Émilie initially responds to Camille as a prospective roommate because she thought Camille was a woman due to the name, and is surprised when he turns out to be male. |
15 | * MistakenForProstitute: Due to their physical resemblance, Nora is mistaken for online sex worker Amber Sweet after she dons a blond wig at a party. The bullying from this resemblance makes her drop out. |
16 | * ThePlace: ''Paris, 13th District'' refers to the 13th arrondisement of Paris, where most of the film takes place. |
17 | * PlatonicProstitution: After Nora is mistaken for camgirl Amber Sweet, she buys camming time with Amber just to talk about it, and the two eventually become friends. |
18 | * RightThroughTheWall: Émilie and Camille's friendship is strained when she gets home after a party and hears him having sex with his girlfriend in the other room. |
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