The Book of Solutions

2023 1h 42m FR

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 326

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker, cannot tolerate seeing his current project picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s been able to sneak a look at lead him to fear the worst. With his editor as an accomplice, he manages to spirit away the rushes to his aunt’s place in the Cévennes, to finish the film as he envisions it. Instead, its completion is constantly postponed, as he creates endless diversions and impasses, which alternate between the comic and the downright disturbing.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierre Niney
Marc Becker
Blanche Gardin
Charlotte
Françoise Lebrun
Denise
Frankie Wallach
Sylvia
Camille Rutherford
Gabrielle
Mourad Boudaoud
Carlos
Vincent Elbaz
Mathias
Dominique Valadié
Martine, actrice de Chacun tout le monde

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michel Gondry
Writers: Michel Gondry
Languages: French, English
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michel Gondry, shot by Laurent Brunet. 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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DIRECTOR

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Editor Elise Fievet 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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Pierre Niney and Blanche Gardin and Françoise Lebrun carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15732890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michel Gondry directs. Laurent Brunet behind the camera. Étienne Charry scores. Elise Fievet cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Michel Gondry, shot by Laurent Brunet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Étienne Charry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Elise Fievet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pierre Niney and Blanche Gardin and Françoise Lebrun carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt15732890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.