Baise-en-ville
A financially anxious young man turns nighttime cleaning and improvised dating into an awkward apprenticeship in independence.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- awkward
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- date night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sprite takes night cleaning work to pay for his driving license while trying to satisfy his parents and manage adult relationships.
Sprite meets women through a dating app as he experiments with the baise-en-ville technique.
Sprite adopts a prescribed seduction strategy but struggles to make it work in actual encounters.
The story takes place in Chelles and the Paris suburbs, including nighttime work routes and domestic visits.
Films like Baise-en-ville, and why
The French Kissers
awkward sexual coming of age, youthful insecurity, and french comic realism
The Worst Person in the World
romantic uncertainty, precarious adulthood, and witty contemporary character comedy
Frances Ha
aimless young adulthood, intimate friendship dynamics, and lightly comic urban dramedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Martin Jauvat
- Release Date
- 2026-01-28
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (25)
Cast
- Martin Jauvat
- Emmanuelle Bercot
- William Lebghil
- Anaïde Rozam
- Sébastien Chassagne
- Annabelle Lengronne
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Géraldine Pailhas
- Mahamadou Sangaré
- Mahaut Adam
Common questions
- What is Baise-en-ville about?
- A financially anxious young man turns nighttime cleaning and improvised dating into an awkward apprenticeship in independence.
- What is Baise-en-ville like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Baise-en-ville as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Baise-en-ville violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Baise-en-ville.
- Which films are like Baise-en-ville?
- Films with a similar feel include The French Kissers, The Worst Person in the World, and Frances Ha.
- How long is Baise-en-ville?
- Baise-en-ville runs 97 minutes.
