Paris Does Not Exist (1969) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1969 · 92 mins · French

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Directed by

Robert Benayoun

Starring

Serge Gainsbourg, Sonia Saviange, Maurice Bénichou, Dennis Berry, Roger Lumont, Jean Lescot

After smoking a drug at a party, an artist gains the ability to glimpse both future and past. Returning to his flat, he sees a vivid vision of a woman who lived there thirty years earlier, and his psychedelic hallucinations intensify dramatically. The film stars Richard Leduc and Danièle Gaubert, with Serge Gainsbourg composing the score.