Has an odd mix of quickly grabbed handheld shots and scenes of striking beauty.
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Chicago ReaderTed Shen
Chicago ReaderTed Shen
Honigmann assembles a mosaic of the postcolonial diaspora that populates the crowded ethnic enclaves of Paris, and the emotional, lovingly captured songs seem to turn the City of Light into a bazaar of world music.
Thoughtful look at the itinerant street musicians of Paris.
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San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
At its best the film serves as a music appreciation class taught by embattled artists whose cloudy livelihoods grow increasingly uncertain with each bittersweet symphony.