Mood Indigo

2013 2h 11m FR

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★6.1TMDB · 659

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Synopsis

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A woman suffers from an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Romain Duris
Colin
Audrey Tautou
Chloë
Gad Elmaleh
Chick
Omar Sy
Nicolas
Aïssa Maïga
Alise
Charlotte Le Bon
Isis
Sacha Bourdo
La souris
Philippe Torreton
Jean-Sol Partre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michel Gondry
Writers: Michel Gondry, Luc Bossi
Languages: French, English
Countries: France, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michel Gondry, shot by Christophe Beaucarne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Étienne Charry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marie-Charlotte Moreau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michel Gondry directs. Christophe Beaucarne behind the camera. Étienne Charry scores. Marie-Charlotte Moreau cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, United Kingdom. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
4International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.
5Directed by Michel Gondry, shot by Christophe Beaucarne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Étienne Charry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Marie-Charlotte Moreau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2027140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christophe Beaucarne
Original score: Étienne Charry
Editing: Marie-Charlotte Moreau
Production design: Stéphane Rozenbaum
Costume design: Florence Fontaine
Makeup / hair: Marion Chevance
Sound: Benoît Biral
Stunt coordinator: Rémi Canaple
Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Status: Released
Budget: $16,040,770
Box office: $10,435,322
Return: 65% of budget
Original language: FR
IMDB: Mood Indigo (2013)

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CinemaSerf2024-04-11
★ 7/10
There's a scene in this film where a naked "Colin" (Romain Duris) is paid then sort of folded over a large pile of mud so his body can insulate and help the snails to breed! That might give you an idea as to the surreality of this comedic drama. He is a wealthy man with a pair of white leather brogues who, quite literally, have a life of their own. He lives in what looks like a converted, luxury, railway carriage together with his factotum "Nicolas" (Omar Sy) and a recently poached girlfriend "Chloé" (Audrey Tautou) who is dying of a rather peculiar disease involving her lungs and a flower. Desperate to save her, he discovers that the only way to do that is to keep her permanently surrounded by other fresh flowers - and so following the philosophy of his mentor "Jean-Sol Partre" he takes us on some daft adventures with animate gadgets and gizmos - some with human or animal characteristics that wouldn't have looked out of place in "City of Lost Children" (1995). I wasn't familiar with Boris Vian's original novel, but I did enjoy this engagingly fantastic adaptation by Michel Gondry and the chemistry between Duris and Tautou is enjoyable to watch as the story takes it's own sweet time to make any headway - in any sort of traditional sense. It's helped along enormously by the quirky score from Étienne Charry and the production looks like a great deal of thought has gone in to making it quite so eccentrically haphazard. I found the story itself less important than the characterisations and I'm usually a fan of Duris - so wasn't disappointed. It's not for everyone, but I liked (most of) it.

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