It was like I’d always live in this mess. This is prioritised over narrative information because Klapisch wants the audience to be immersed in the novelty of the city the way that the characters are. The broader frame allows for a better view of the city, giving additional information of the surroundings. 2) of a character (Bordwell and Thompson, 2013).

1 ), where the background dominates the frame, before moving onto a medium shot (see fig. Klapisch begins many scenes with an extreme long shot (see fig. This quote foreshadows the visual language of the film. That was about to happen to me, but I didn’t know it yet.” “Once you’ve lived here, crossed this street 10, 20, 1000 times it’ll belong to you. It is this Innate familiarity that makes Pot Luck a strong film. If you have studied abroad, chances are you have met an Alessandro or Isabelle yourself, therefore you don’t need a rich background or convoluted narrative to feel like you know the characters. His film draws on the audience’s already existing experiences instead of introducing new ones. The French director, cited as a leading figure in ‘Pop Art Cinema,’ focused on European identity and the beauty of cultural differences (Mubi, 2021). This likely affected the decision to make this film into a triology with the two follow ups Russian Dolls (2005) and Chinese Puzzle (2013). Although not a direct result of the film, the number of Erasmus students across Europe did increase by 125% between 20 (Erasmus+, 2021). The film follows Xavier and his new roommates, Wendy, Tobias, Alessandro, Soledad and Lars through their adventures of studying abroad.Ĭédric Klapisch’s fifth feature film was an immediate commercial success when it hit theaters in June of 2002 (Klapisch, 2021). In need of a place to stay, he finds a group of international students in need of an extra roomate. Xavier, a French Economics student follows the advice of a successful corporate and applies for Erasmus to improve his Spanish in Barcelona.

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