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Reality

Original title: Réalité
  • 2014
  • Unrated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
6.4K
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Alain Chabat in Reality (2014)
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Comedy

A wanna-be director is given 48 hours by a producer to find the best groan of pain, worthy of an Oscar, as the only condition to back his film.A wanna-be director is given 48 hours by a producer to find the best groan of pain, worthy of an Oscar, as the only condition to back his film.A wanna-be director is given 48 hours by a producer to find the best groan of pain, worthy of an Oscar, as the only condition to back his film.

  • Director
    • Quentin Dupieux
  • Writer
    • Quentin Dupieux
  • Stars
    • Alain Chabat
    • Jonathan Lambert
    • Élodie Bouchez
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    6.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Quentin Dupieux
    • Writer
      • Quentin Dupieux
    • Stars
      • Alain Chabat
      • Jonathan Lambert
      • Élodie Bouchez
    • 17User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos4

    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:47
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    Exclusive Trailer
    Trailer 1:24
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    Reality: Jason's Dream
    Clip 1:40
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    Reality: Dennis Goes To The Doctor
    Clip 1:30
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    Photos16

    Alain Chabat and Jonathan Lambert in Reality (2014)
    Alain Chabat in Reality (2014)
    Kyla Kenedy in Reality (2014)
    Eric Wareheim in Reality (2014)
    Alain Chabat in Reality (2014)
    Quentin Dupieux at an event for Reality (2014)
    Reality (2014)
    Élodie Bouchez in Reality (2014)
    Alain Chabat in Reality (2014)
    Reality (2014)
    Alain Chabat, Justin Share and August Bagg on set of Reality
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    Alain Chabat
    Alain Chabat
    • Jason Tantra
    Jonathan Lambert
    Jonathan Lambert
    • Bob Marshall
    Élodie Bouchez
    Élodie Bouchez
    • Alice Tantra
    Kyla Kenedy
    Kyla Kenedy
    • Reality
    Jon Heder
    Jon Heder
    • Dennis
    Eric Wareheim
    Eric Wareheim
    • Henri
    John Glover
    John Glover
    • Zog
    Lola Delon
    • Zog's Assistant
    Matt Battaglia
    Matt Battaglia
    • Mike
    Susan Diol
    Susan Diol
    • Gaby
    Erik Passoja
    Erik Passoja
    • Billie
    Jonathan Spencer
    Jonathan Spencer
    • Blue
    Bambadjan Bamba
    Bambadjan Bamba
    • Tony
    Michel Hazanavicius
    Michel Hazanavicius
    • Award Presenter
    Roxane Mesquida
    Roxane Mesquida
    • Awards Hostess
    Brad Greenquist
    Brad Greenquist
    • Jacques
    Patrick Bristow
    Patrick Bristow
    • Klaus
    Sandra Nelson
    • Isabella
    • Director
      • Quentin Dupieux
    • Writer
      • Quentin Dupieux
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Thomas Bangalter, one half of the band duo Daft Punk, makes a cameo appearance as a patient reading a magazine.
    • Goofs
      When Alain Chabat is going to his car to sleep, we can see him lower the seat and preparing his pillow, when he woke up from his dream, the seat is up and the pillow is not there anymore.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Keep an Eye Out (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Music with Changing Parts
      Music by Philip Glass

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    User reviews17

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    9/10
    There is genius in this film. If you are bored with much of the formulaic output of Hollywood, but still have a passion for film, this might be for you.
    There is genius in this film. If you are bored with much of the formulaic output of Hollywood, but still have a passion for film, this might just be for you. Granted, it's not for everyone. I can only speak for myself. I still have chills from my first viewing. Only after it was over did I understand I had just watched the second film from the man behind Rubber. Glad I didn't even know, as expectations would have been quite high. Having grown up with rented video tapes in the 80's, this speaks to me on an intuitive level, using a language of cues, but remixed with a great deal of finesse and an engaging visual style, which had me grabbing frames here and there for inspiration in my architectural work. While shot with a keen eye for color, depth and composition, the film's strength lies in its mastery of the time domain.

    The storyline edits weave jaggedly into each other in a provocative manner and the art house ingredient, psychedelic in its simplicity, works its magic once it has taken hold of you. I see no room for improvement here, it is simply a great work. Where Rubber was a testament to the strength of the storytelling formula, this is the master wielding it just forcefully enough to grab people's attention. I suspect there's a lot more where this came from. As someone who lives with parts of stories, unfinished tracks slaved over in the recording studio, this ode to the behind- the-scenes heroics of unsung heroes was beyond captivating. Like an Ayahuasca trip, it is best described as liberating...like an itch, scratched at last. Bravo!
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    • jeremy-starseed
    • Mar 18, 2016

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Diaphana Films (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Réalité
    • Production companies
      • Realitism Films
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
      • Sofica Manon 2
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $429,220
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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