Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo

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Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo
Théo & Hugo dans le même bateau.jpg
Theatrical release poster
FrenchThéo et Hugo dans le même bateau
Directed by
Written by
  • Olivier Ducastel
  • Jacques Martineau
Produced byEmmanuel Chaumet
Starring
CinematographyManuel Marmier
Edited byPierre Deschamps
Music byKarelle+Kuntur
Production
companies
  • Ecce Films
  • Epicentre Films
Distributed byEpicentre Films
Release dates
  • 15 February 2016 (2016-02-15) (Berlin)
  • 27 April 2016 (2016-04-27) (France)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo (French: Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau; also known as Theo and Hugo in some territories) is a 2016 French erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film won the Audience Award at the Berlin Festival's 2016 Teddy Awards.[2]

The film stars Geoffrey Couët and as two gay men who meet during the film's opening 20-minute scene at L'Impact, a gay sex club,[3] and follows them as they get to know each other during the next two hours, biking and walking in northeast Paris, visiting a hospital, riding the subway, and visiting one's apartment, encountering a woman on the Paris Métro and a counter server in a kebab shop.[4] The action of the film begins at 4:27 am and concludes at 5:59 am.[5]

The film was filmed over the course of 15 days, including 9 nights, on a small budget. The original script set the film over the course of 28 days, but was later changed to occur during real-time in the course of 93 minutes in the early morning hours.

The film has references to the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. According to gender studies scholar , the film transforms the ancient myth to open up new narrative and gender ways of being.[6]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme" (Press release). Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Berlin: Tomcat Wins Teddy Award for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Because the Night Belongs to Lovers – Theo and Hugo (Film Review)". VultureHound. 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Berlin Film Review: Paris 05:59". Variety. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  5. ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (16 February 2016). "Paris 5:59 (Théo & Hugo dans le même bateau): Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. ^ Reeser, Todd W. (12 February 2018). "The Anti-Orpheus: Queering Myth in Ducastel et Martineau's Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau (Paris 05:59)". Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature. 42 (2): 1–19. doi:10.4148/2334-4415.1989.

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