This is one of my favorite films. It's definitely in my top 10 list. I first saw this film in 1998, and it made me want to go to Paris. Just watching this film, you actually feel like you're there in this strange, odd, and artsy underground world
in Paris. The music is dreamy and exotic and so are the strange mix of characters; French, Russian, African. The interwining stories are bizarre and interesting.

I've been a fan of Claire Denis ever since I saw this film. She's quite talented and grew up in France and Africa. Her understanding and realistic portrayls of Africans and peoples of the African dispora is refreshing and tres gentil.

I would recommend you watch this unique film.