
Paul is a sweet man-child, raised - and smothered - by his two eccentric aunts in Paris since the death of his parents when he was a toddler. Now thirty-three, he still does not speak. (He does express himself through colorful suits that would challenge any Wes Anderson character in nerd chic.) Paul's aunts have only one dream for him: to win piano competitions. Although Paul practices dutifully, he remains unfulfilled until he submits to the interventions of his upstairs nei... (Full plot summary below)
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Paul is a sweet man-child, raised - and smothered - by his two eccentric aunts in Paris since the death of his parents when he was a toddler. Now thirty-three, he still does not speak. (He does express himself through colorful suits that would challenge any Wes Anderson character in nerd chic.) Paul's aunts have only one dream for him: to win piano competitions. Although Paul practices dutifully, he remains unfulfilled until he submits to the interventions of his upstairs neighbor. Suitably named after the novelist, Madame Proust offers Paul a concoction that unlocks repressed memories from his childhood and awakens the most delightful of fantasies.
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| Montreal GazetteBrendan KellyIt's impossible not to be charmed by the off-kilter comedy, and by Chomet's penchant for slyly juxtaposing a highly stylized real world with an even more stylized imaginary world. |
| Total FilmNeil SmithTuneful flashbacks supply fantastical punctuation to a film that sees Chomet pay elaborate homage to everyone from Jacques Demy to Marcel Proust. |
| Eye for FilmAmber WilkinsonChomet captures the way that memories can mislead or turn into a torrent but despite the jokes, he never loses sight of Paul's sadness. |
| HeyUGuysJo-Anne TitmarshAttila Marcel marks a more than worthy turn for this talented filmmaker. |
| HeyUGuysStefan PapeAttila Marcel marks a more than worthy turn for this talented filmmaker. |
| Empire MagazineSimon CrookIn a 2014 kook-off, Sylvain Chomet's imaginative confection would take a narrow second place to Michel Gondry's Mood Indigo. |
| GuardianMike McCahillSomewhere in here, there's an affecting treatise on what we take from our fathers, and give back to our children. |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterCharming and exasperating in equal measure. |
| Radio TimesTrevor JohnstonYes, it takes far too long to get to the punchline, but there's genuine emotion in the story's life-affirming take on the mental shackles we create for ourselves. |
| Time OutAlex Dudok de WitThe offbeat comedy threatens to suffocate the film, seeping into every scene and nipping any attempts at characterisation or emotional resonance in the bud. |