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Staying Vertical

Original title: Rester vertical
  • 20162016
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.3K
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Staying Vertical (2016)
Leo (Damien Bonnard), a blocked filmmaker seeking inspiration in the French countryside for an overdue script, begins an affair with a shepherdess (India Hair), with whom he almost immediately has a child.
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A film maker has to raise a child by himself whilst looking for an inspiration for his new film.A film maker has to raise a child by himself whilst looking for an inspiration for his new film.A film maker has to raise a child by himself whilst looking for an inspiration for his new film.
IMDb RATING
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2.3K
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  • Director
    • Alain Guiraudie
  • Writer
    • Alain Guiraudie(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Damien Bonnard
    • India Hair
    • Raphaël Thiéry
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alain Guiraudie
  • Writer
    • Alain Guiraudie(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Damien Bonnard
    • India Hair
    • Raphaël Thiéry
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 11 nominations

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    Damien Bonnard in Staying Vertical (2016)
    Damien Bonnard, India Hair, and Raphaël Thiéry in Staying Vertical (2016)
    Damien Bonnard and India Hair in Staying Vertical (2016)
    Laure Calamy and Damien Bonnard in Staying Vertical (2016)
    Laure Calamy and Damien Bonnard in Staying Vertical (2016)
    Damien Bonnard in Staying Vertical (2016)
    Damien Bonnard in Staying Vertical (2016)
    Damien Bonnard, India Hair, and Raphaël Thiéry in Staying Vertical (2016)
    Damien Bonnard in Staying Vertical (2016)
    Staying Vertical (2016)
    Staying Vertical (2016)
    Damien Bonnard, India Hair, and Raphaël Thiéry in Staying Vertical (2016)

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    Damien Bonnard
    Damien Bonnard
    • Léo
    India Hair
    • Marie
    Raphaël Thiéry
    • Jean-Louis
    • (as Raphaël Thierry)
    Christian Bouillette
    • Marcel
    Basile Meilleurat
    • Yoan
    Laure Calamy
    Laure Calamy
    • Docteur Mirande
    Sébastien Novac
    Sébastien Novac
    • Le producteur
    Baptiste Roques
    • Lucas
    Adrien Marsal
    • Enzo
    Tangi Belbeoc'h
    • Le clochard
    Jakez André
    Mathieu Milella
    Mathieu Milella
    • Gendarme 1
    Charles Bénéat
    Mathieu Philibert
    • Gendarme 2
    Klet Beyer
    Erwan Chapel
    Johan Floch
    Grégory Hairon
    • Director
      • Alain Guiraudie
    • Writer
      • Alain Guiraudie(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Alain Guiraudie films sex very frontally and the first love scene, with this vulva in the foreground, obviously evokes Courbet's The Origin of the World. Asked about her nude scenes, India Hair said: "When Alain read the script, he asked Damien Bonnard and me what we were willing to do and what we thought was more complicated. What I was afraid of was to show an intimacy of my sexuality. There, I would have had difficulties to let myself go. Alain told us that we had to choreograph what we were going to do. That allows us to take some distance. And then I had seen 'L'Inconnu du lac' and I had found it so sublime! We worked some scenes with a double, others without, it was up to us to choose."
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      Other Stars
      Written by Erik William Johnson

      Performed by Wooden Shjips

      © House Of Hassle Publishing

      (p) 2013 Thrill Jockey Records

      With the authorization of Schubert Music Publishing France, Thrill Jockey Records and Bank Robber Music

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    Top review
    4/10
    Waiting for Inspiration
    Seen at the Viennale 2016: A guy loses his creativity and drifts loose through his best years. But to be honest, we do not know whether this guy was creative in the first place. We can only assume that, because it might be logical. Maybe the whole movie is just some sort of insider-joke for filmmakers. I liked the sexual freedom of this movie, but could not follow the story itself. Many actions of the main guy seemed to happen out of nothing, without the wish of doing something with aim. Without any hint, why the guy is doing what he is doing I (and my brain) was benumbed. Maybe the script writer and the director of that movie had the same problem as the guy. No aim for the movie, no direction. Such is life. Sometimes.
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    • qeter
    • Oct 24, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 2016 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Dimdik Ayakta
    • Filming locations
      • Marais Poitevin, Deux-Sèvres, France
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Worso
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Canal+
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,158
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,240
      • Jan 22, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $456,271
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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