2012
Not Rated
MPI Media Group
1 h 54 m

2012
Not Rated
MPI Media Group
1 h 54 m

Summary Paul Exben is a handsome and successful thirty-something Parisian corporate lawyer with a beautiful wife, two children, and a glimmering future as a partner in the firm he co-owns with his mentor, Anne. But behind this deceptively perfect bourgeois façade lies a desire for creative fulfillment, a restless spirit who despises his conformi...

Directed By: Éric Lartigau

Written By: Laurent de Bartillat, Emmanuelle Bercot, Bernard Jeanjean, Douglas Kennedy, Stéphane Cabel, Éric Lartigau

2012
Not Rated
MPI Media Group
1 h 54 m

2012
Not Rated
MPI Media Group
1 h 54 m

The Big Picture

Name: The Big Picture
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2012-10-12
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Rating: 71
Cast: Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup, Branka Katic, Catherine Deneuve

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings

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Directed By: Éric Lartigau

Written By: Laurent de Bartillat, Emmanuelle Bercot, Bernard Jeanjean, Douglas Kennedy, Stéphane Cabel, Éric Lartigau

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

62% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews

62% Positive
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38% Mixed
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The New York Times

Oct 12, 2012

Paul is not a sociopath like Tom Ripley, and the movie does not convey the same diabolical Hitchcockian sense of being manipulated by a slightly sadistic master puppeteer. As the story sprawls across the screen, it darts from one incident to the next as though it were inventing itself as it goes along.

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Portland Oregonian

Dec 13, 2012

A decent-enough treat for fans of this particular Gallic genre.

By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW

Boston Globe

Oct 25, 2012

The movie feels loose and unpredictable. You're never sure where Paul or the story is going, and while that makes The Big Picture unexpectedly gripping for much of its running time, the shapelessness ultimately wins out.

By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW

NPR

Oct 11, 2012

The Big Picture has been compared to "The Talented Mr. Ripley," the twice-filmed Patricia Highsmith novel about a sociopath who kills and then impersonates a rich acquaintance. But in spirit it's closer to Michelangelo Antonioni's 1975 "The Passenger," with Jack Nicholson as an existential adventurer who poses as a dead stranger.

By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW

Total Film

Oct 10, 2012

Built around a multilayered performance from Duris, it's a film unafraid to pose more questions than it answers.

By Tom Dawson FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Oct 10, 2012

The direction from Eric Lartigau keeps things moving along fast and furious: preposterous it may be, the movie is carried off with some style.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Oct 10, 2012

Like its protagonist, the film sells out for the security of convention and complacency.

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings

6.5

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings

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25% Positive
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75% Mixed
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Production Company EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, CiBy 2000, Canal+, CinéCinéma, Cofinova 6

Release Date Oct 12, 2012

Duration 1 h 54 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website http://www.lhommequivoulaitvivresavie-lefilm.com/

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Awards

César Awards, France

• 2 Nominations

CineLibri International Book and Movie Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Romain Duris

Paul Exben

Marina Foïs

Sarah Exben

Niels Arestrup

Bartholomé

Branka Katic

Ivana

Catherine Deneuve

Anne

Eric Ruf

Grégoire Kremer

Enzo Caçote

Hugo Exben

Luka Antic

Baptiste

Rachel Desmarest

Fiona Exben

Esteban Carvajal-Alegria

Valéry Grey

Florence Muller

Clarisse

Jean-Paul Bathany

Jean-Claude

Carole Weiss

Annie

Philippe Dusseau

Emmanuel

Olivier Rogers

Pierre

Pauline Guimard

Morgane

Valérie Even

Estelle

Eric Thomas

Le père de famille

Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Erwan

Thibault De Lussy

Alan

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