TheAmericanwriterJoearrivesinParistoresearchandwriteaboutProustHemeetsthePolishKarlandtheybecomefriendsandcostumersofbrothelsandrestaurantsWhenthefifteenyearoldColettearrivesinParis,theybothfallinlovewithher
ExpatriateHenryMillerindulgesinavarietyofsexualescapadeswhilestrugglingtoestablishhimselfasaseriouswriterinParis
Veryniceportraitofthethirties,23April2002
Author:Oresteorestesl@sympaticocafromMontréal,Québec
DifferentfrommanyotherChabrolmoviesthatfollow"Hitchocklike"patterns,_JourstranquillesÃClichy_relatesthedaysayoungAmericanwriterHenryMillerspentintheGayParisoftheearlythirties,withhispolishdescentfriendandtheiryoungColette,a14yearsoldishgirlwithwhomtheybothfallinloveThestoryinitselfdoesn'tsendusfromasurprisingeventoanotherbutslowlyliftsthecurtainovertheprostitution,pornography,libertinageandpartyingthatseemedtoopposeParissomuchtoNewYork,intheeyesofMiller,searchingforachangefromthedulllikeheleadbeforeThestoryisaquestforProustandhislosttime,aquestforanewlife,forthrills,fortruthinforgettingoneself
