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The Book of Solutions

Original title: Le Livre des solutions
  • 2023
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2.8K
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Françoise Lebrun, Frankie Wallach, Pierre Niney, and Blanche Gardin in The Book of Solutions (2023)
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Follows a man, a director who tries to vanquish his demons, which are oppressing his creativity.Follows a man, a director who tries to vanquish his demons, which are oppressing his creativity.Follows a man, a director who tries to vanquish his demons, which are oppressing his creativity.

  • Director
    • Michel Gondry
  • Writer
    • Michel Gondry
  • Stars
    • Pierre Niney
    • Blanche Gardin
    • Françoise Lebrun
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michel Gondry
    • Writer
      • Michel Gondry
    • Stars
      • Pierre Niney
      • Blanche Gardin
      • Françoise Lebrun
    • 5User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Pierre Niney
    Pierre Niney
    • Marc Becker
    Blanche Gardin
    Blanche Gardin
    • Charlotte
    Françoise Lebrun
    Françoise Lebrun
    • Denise Becker
    Frankie Wallach
    Frankie Wallach
    • Sylvia
    Camille Rutherford
    Camille Rutherford
    • Gabrielle
    Mourad Boudaoud
    • Carlos
    Vincent Elbaz
    Vincent Elbaz
    • Max Laporte
    Sting
    Sting
    • Sting
    Sacha Bourdo
    Sacha Bourdo
    • L'ingénieur du son
    Christian Prat
    • André
    Michèle Gary
    • Rolande
    Corinne Mariotto
    • Nicole
    Nelly Pulicani
    • Evelyne
    Ambre Gollut
    • Executive principale
    Patrick Mollo
    • Le chef d'orchestre
    Jacques Mazeran
    • Jacques, acteur de Chacun tout le monde
    Mama Prassinos
    • Mireille, actrice de Chacun tout le monde
    Dominique Valadié
    • Martine, actrice de Chacun tout le monde
    • Director
      • Michel Gondry
    • Writer
      • Michel Gondry
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    • Trivia
      Inspired by Michel Gondry's personal experience during the post-production of Mood Indigo (2013). Amongst the similarities:
      • Gondry did conduct an orchestra with his body for Mood Indigo (2013) (although the music was already composed);
      • the subplot with Sting refers to the participation of Paul McCartney who plays bass on several tracks in Mood Indigo (2013);
      • Gondry experimented with a non-chronological editing technique for Mood Indigo (2013) to avoid watching the first scenes too much: he started in the middle with scene 30, then scene 29, then scene 31, and so on until he reached both ends.
      • Gondry apparently entertained with Mood Indigo (2013) the idea of a four-hour movie with an animated intermission in the middle;
      • during the shoot of Mood Indigo (2013), Gondry was taking pills to regulate his mood and his obsessive behavior, then stopped after editing began, and he blew up like in the movie. Soon after, he was diagnosed bipolar by a psychiatrist.


      On top of this, the movie within the movie in The Book of Solutions (2023) is 50s-style movie with a mouse, like Mood Indigo (2013).
    • Connections
      References Mood Indigo (2013)

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    Featured review
    10/10

    Funny, sweet, unpredictable

    Without laying up claims to be a breakthrough in Gondry's career, Le livre des solution is a sweet parody of himself and a beautiful thank you note to those faithful people working with him all along. With him, as well as other talented geniuses who lost their mind long ago but still continue working and even, miraculously enough, succeeding in bringing their eccentric and most daft ideas to reality. There is always a lot to mock in oneself, and Gondry very well knows what and how sometimes exaggerating to a jaw-dropping level but still managing to keep it sweet, light, funny and unpredictable.
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    • Feb 24, 2024
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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2023 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Çözümler Kitabı
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France(opening scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Partizan Films
      • Canal+
      • Ciné+
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,577,974
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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