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Paris, Brixton

Breaking Bad’s Laura Fraser stars in this delightful short about a student who falls in love with a burglar.

Romance 1997 13 mins

Overview

Laura Fraser and Ben Miles star in this short and sweet Brit rom-com with a nod to the French New Wave. Amanda is a student obsessed with all things French. Holed up with the flu in her Brixton flat, she is awoken in the dead of night by a burglar who's broken into the wrong house. Amanda falls in love with the intruder but as their love blooms, her flat becomes filled with stolen goods.

Digitisation supported by the Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation.

Director

Jeremy Wooding

Featuring

Laura Fraser and Ben Miles

Genres

Romance

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Brixton

Language

English

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