The Big Picture

"Getting the Life You Want Means Losing the Life You Have."

2010 1h 54m FR

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6.3

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6.6

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★6.3TMDB · 165🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●71Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 3,875

Thriller

Synopsis

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Paul Exben is a success story – partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight out of a Gap catalog. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with Greg Kremer, a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error.

“Getting the Life You Want Means Losing the Life You Have.”

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Cast

Romain Duris
Paul Exben
Marina Foïs
Sarah
Niels Arestrup
Bartholomé
Branka Katić
Ivana
Catherine Deneuve
Anne
Eric Ruf
Grégoire Kremer
Enzo Caçote
Hugo Exben
Luka Antic
Baptiste

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Éric Lartigau
Writers: Stéphane Cabel, Éric Lartigau, Laurent de Bartillat
Languages: English, French, Serbian
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Serbian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Éric Lartigau, shot by Laurent Dailland. 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 Evgueni Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Romain Duris and Marina Foïs and Niels Arestrup carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Getting the Life You Want Means Losing the Life You Have.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1533818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Éric Lartigau directs. Laurent Dailland behind the camera. Evgueni Galperine scores. Juliette Welfling cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, Serbian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Serbian.
3Directed by Éric Lartigau, shot by Laurent Dailland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Evgueni Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Juliette Welfling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Romain Duris and Marina Foïs and Niels Arestrup carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Getting the Life You Want Means Losing the Life You Have.".
8IMDB entry: tt1533818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.