The Book of Solutions

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The Book of Solutions
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Theatrical release poster
French Le Livre des solutions
Directed by Michel Gondry
Written byMichel Gondry
Produced byGeorges Bermann
Starring
CinematographyLaurent Brunet [1]
Edited byÉlise Fievet [1]
Music byÉtienne Charry [1]
Production
company
Distributed byThe Jokers
Release dates
  • 21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)(Cannes)
  • 13 September 2023 (2023-09-13)(France)
Running time
102 minutes [1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$3.6 million [2]

The Book of Solutions (French : Le Livre des solutions) is a 2023 French comedy-drama [3] film written and directed by Michel Gondry. [4]

Contents

It had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023. It was released in France on 13 September 2023.

Premise

Marc is a director whose life and career are in upheaval. He takes his film crew to continue filming the small village in the Cévennes where his aunt, Denise, lives. There, Marc rediscovers his creativity and is full of ideas. He has so many ideas that he decides to write the Book of Solutions, a book full of advice.

Cast

Production

The Book of Solutions is loosely based on Gondry's experience during the troubled production of his 2013 film Mood Indigo . [5] In October 2021, Pierre Niney was announced in the lead role of a new comedy-drama film directed by Michel Gondry. [3] Niney called it a dream of his to work with Gondry, who he first met after Gondry agreed to accompany him as his "godfather" to a pre-César party in 2012. [6] The Book of Solutions is Gondry's first feature film since Microbe & Gasoline , released in 2015. It is produced by Georges Bermann through his production company Partizan Films. [3]

In May 2022, the film was presented at the Marché du Film in Cannes to be acquired by distributors around the world. [7] [8]

Filming began on 6 June 2022. It took place in the Gard department, [4] [9] including the communes of Le Vigan and Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu. [10] Shooting also took place in Villemagne (Aude) and Meyrueis (Lozère), [11] and in Paris. [4]

Release

The film was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, [12] where it had its world premiere on 21 May 2023. [13] The film was theatrically released in France on 13 September 2023 by The Jokers. [14] It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'Icon' section and was screened on 7 October 2023. [15] International sales are handled by Kinology. [4]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 81% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. [16] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 7 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [17] On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 33 reviews from French critics. [18]

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  2. ↑ "The Book of Solutions (2023)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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