Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.
Jacques Audiard's Paris, 13th District (Les Olympiades) is a visually striking black-and-white portrait of interconnected young adults navigating desire, loneliness, and modern intimacy in a Parisian housing project. The cinematography by Paul Guilhaume is genuinely exceptional — crisp, luminous monochrome that feels both clinical and tender. The ensemble cast, particularly Lucie Zhang and Noémie Merlant, deliver naturalistic, lived-in performances that elevate the material. The plot, adapted from Adrian Tomine's graphic novel vignettes, is episodic and occasionally diffuse — the intersecting storylines feel emotionally honest but not always dramatically compelling. Novelty is decent: Audiard brings a distinctive Gallic cool to the millennial relationship drama, though the overlapping-lives structure is familiar territory. The ending resolves gently but without strong cathartic weight.