#Xavier Gens

[kaipanzero]

Under Paris

Sous la Seine (2024)

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[earlgodwin]

this dork is always replying to the stuff i write to him ❤️‍🩹

[eternalsailormom]

If you haven't seen Under Paris and plan to and also hate spoilers this essay is not for you yet, come back later! Anyway ok so this fucking banger of a movie finally replaced Deep Blue Sea as my favorite shark movie of all time. The whole movie was a statement while also having a good time. Deep Blue sea had a good foundation, script, the famous Samuel L. Jackson rallying speech (So we're not going to fight ANYMORE!), took itself seriously except for well timed LL Cool J scenes, and didn't skimp on graphics or shark time. Also that ending credits song. Perfection. But THIS movie had the foundation, the script, the acting, the graphics, and THAT ENDING THO. The meanings behind the movie itself and why the ending happened the way it did was just *chef's kiss*. DBS has specifically only one human--Dr. McAlester--who is made to be at fault for the makos becoming smart and vengeful, so as long as she died by shark, per test audiences, then the movie ending with all 3 sharks dead is seen as ok. Even though humanity was at fault the sharks still overall need to be bested because they're smart sharks and smart sharks are bad. Under Paris was meant to be a satirical take on French politics, greed, climate change vs human decisions that always make things worse, and ultimately the end was an anti-Hollywood poke at how the sharks always die at the end. Not only do the sharks live, they win. Multiple things happen in the movie that underscore the poor decisions of humans for hundreds of years thus leading to climate change, greed and our own hubris. The WWII shells polluting the Siene lead to destruction generations later. The pollution of the oceans leading to the new species of shark Lilith becomes. The refusal to stop the Olympic triathlon due to money and image taking precedent over human lives. The machinery of politics over humanity. The sharks win because they deserve to take back the world we're ruining, because being deadly and able to quickly parthenogenetically reproduce thanks to our polluting shouldn't be their death sentence, and they win because we can't fix the problems we've created by making more poor decisions. The main characters in the film all keep making poor decisions that lead to either their deaths or the destruction of nature, and that was purposeful. Sharks are vital to the oceans and Lilith would repopulate the waters in no time, fixing the damage we've done to shark populations. Bruh when the explosions started and Paris started crumbling and I realized the sharks were going to win, I screamed. 15/10

Also here is a link to further reading because of course I researched this to make sure I wasn't reading too much into it and backstory is fun 🦈

"Under Paris’ Director Used Hollywood Tricks to Make an “Anti-Hollywood” Netflix Hit. Xavier Gens, who was born the same year that Steven Spielberg released 'Jaws,' dives deep into the making of his subversive shark feature."

https://www-hollywoodreporter-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/under-paris-ending-netflix-movie-1235933114/amp/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17197944455506&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fmovies%2Fmovie-features%2Funder-paris-ending-netflix-movie-1235933114%2F

[lyledebeast]

August 16: Under Paris (2024)

Between this and Raw (2016), the French are the true heroes of horror month. This film by Xavier Gens is a fun, woman-centered take on the classic killer shark theme. The main protagonist is a woman marine biologist. The main villain is a woman, whether you consider her to be the egotistical mayor (who has my vote) or Lilith, the matriarch of the VERY extended shark family that inhabits the Seine.

"The triathlon begins tomorrow" is the new "The beaches will be open for 4th of July weekend." French and American solidarity once again: united in hubris!

Along with a lot of explosions and amputations by shark (and a fair bit of swallowed whole by shark!), there are surprisingly well crafted relationships. Bérénice Bejo turns in a particularly compelling performance as the lead, who is working through her own shark-related trauma.

Best of all, the number of sharks who survive to the end of the film is much higher than of alligators in Crawl (2019) or lions in Prey (2007). By A LOT!

This will be my last creature feature for this series; I want to end on a high note. Vive la France! Vive les requins!

[themnmovieman]

Movie Review ~ Under Paris

Under Paris Synopsis: A grieving scientist discovers a giant shark has invaded the Seine river just before an international triathlon is due to take place.Stars: Bérénice Bejo, Nassim Lyes, Léa Léviant, Iñaki Lartigue, José Antonio Pedrosa MorenoDirector: Xavier GensRated: NRRunning Length: 101 minutes Review: No good deed goes unpunished, and that’s been true for every shark-movie-loving critic…

[cemyafilmarsiv]

Under Paris directed by Xavier Gens

[bloodsplatteredcinema]

BLOOD SPLATTERED VLOG: UNDER PARIS (2024)

New Blood Splattered Vlog!

This week The Horror Guru & Count Jackula review Under Paris!

A new French Extremity Sharksploitation horror film by director Xavier Gens about mutated sharks nesting inside Paris' Seine river!

[watchingalotofmovies]

Under Paris

Under Paris    [trailer]

To save Paris from a bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.

Just as silly as one would expect. The reason to watch is to "prepare" for the Paris Olympics. And Bérénice Bejo.

I wonder if "Sharks in the Seine" was at one point considered as a title.

[2ndaryprotocol]

The stealthy shoot ‘em up ‘Hitman’ snuck into theaters this week 15 years ago. 🔫🔥👊🏼

“𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚏*𝚌𝚔 𝚖𝚎. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚔𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚎. 𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎.”

[tv-moments]

Lupin

Season 3, “Chapter 7”

Director: Xavier Gens

DoP: Nicolas Massart

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[earlgodwin]

COLD SKIN (2017) | Directed by Xavier Gens.

“I would have to live in a solitude-like exile for 12 months far from civilization with a job as monotonous as it was insignificant...to log the intensity and direction of the winds.”

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FARANG (2023) Reviews of action thriller

Farang is a 2023 French action thriller about a former boxer who is blackmailed into smuggling drugs for a crime lord. Directed by Xavier Gens (Gangs of London; Hitman) from a screenplay co-written with Magali Rossitto and collaborators Stéphane Cabel and Guillaume Lemans. The movie stars Nassim Lyes, Olivier Gourmet, Vithaya Pansringarm and Loryn Nounay. Plot: Sam is a professional boxer about…

[whentheshotpretty]

The Divide (2011)

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Horror Movie Review: Under Paris (2024)

To save Paris from a bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.

Under Paris is a French action-horror film directed by Xavier Gens, releasing in 2024 via Netflix. Sophia Assalas is an oceanographer who specializes in marine ecosystems. She and her team have been studying the rapid growth of a female shark they’ve named Lilith near a huge garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean. But their research expedition takes a tragic turn when Lilith attacks. Sophia ends up…