Double Lives (2018)

Set in the Parisian publishing world, an editor and an author find themselves in over their heads, as they cope with a middle-age crisis, the changing industry and their wives.

Director:

Olivier Assayas

Writer:

Olivier Assayas

Stars:

Guillaume Canet, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Macaigne

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guillaume Canet	...	Alain Danielson
Juliette Binoche	...	Selena
Vincent Macaigne	...	Léonard Spiegel
Christa Théret	...	Laure d'Angerville
Nora Hamzawi	...	Valérie
Pascal Greggory	...	Marc-Antoine Rouvel
Laurent Poitrenaux	...	Maxime Caron
Sigrid Bouaziz	...	L'amie éditrice
Lionel Dray	...	L'ami éditeur
Nicolas Bouchaud	...	David
Antoine Reinartz	...	Blaise, le libraire d'Arles
Aurélia Petit	...	Invitée de Marc-Antoine
Thierry de Peretti	...	Invité de Marc-Antoine
Violaine Gillibert	...	Paloma, l'amie de Marc-Antoine
Jean-Luc Vincent	...	Carsten

Storyline

Set in the Parisian publishing world, an editor and an author find themselves in over their heads, as they cope with a middle-age crisis, the changing industry and their wives.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | male nudity | male rear nudity | female nudity | author | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and sexuality/nudit

Details

Official Sites:

Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

3 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Double Lives

Company Credits

Production Co:

CG Cinéma, Vortex Sutra, Arte France Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Olivier Assayas' statement for the film: "Our world is in constant change. It has always been. The issue is our ability to keep an eye on that flux, to understand what is truly at stake, and then adapt, or not. After all, that is what politics and opinion are about. The digitization of our world and its reduction to algorithms is the modern vector of a change that unrelentingly confuses and overwhelms us. Digital economy infringes rules, and often laws. Moreover it questions whatever seemed most stable and solid in society and the reality around us, only to dissolve on mere contact. Doubles vies is not about analyzing the workings of the new economy. Its more modest intent is to observe how those questions beleaguer us, personally, emotionally, and sometimes humorously."

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Connections

References Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

User Reviews

Boring, arrogant, pointless

This movie is typical of the snubbish attitude of parisian bobos in the so called "cultural" business. Point less arguments about eBooks, Kindle and Google(45 minutes) and a meager petit bourgeois vaudeville, boring and NOT well filmed, about some petty affairs between so called friends of this arrogant set of profiteurs. No doubt that this is one of the many description of the avilisation of the French society ambiance, and a good foreseeing signal previous to the recent gilet-jaunes riots!