The Smell of Us is a 2014 French drama film directed by Larry Clark, focusing on the lives of several upper-class young people in Paris, skateboarding and having sex for pay.
The Smell of Us was not widely reviewed, and was mostly received unfavorably, as a voyeuristic, inferior French rehash of Kids, with little story.
"[8] Jessica Kiang of IndieWire described it as "a film so horrible it manages to significantly outdo the repulsiveness of its title.
"[9] Boyd Van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter characterized it as an "impressionistic and downright depressing tale of adolescent sexuality.
[7] Mark Adams of Screen acknowledged that its "characters are largely bland and one-dimensional", but more positively described the film as "provocative and challenging" and "littered with stylish and beautiful moments"[11] Stéphane Delorme, "Mort à Paris" in : Les Cahiers du Cinéma, Janvier 2015 n°707[12]