Non-Fiction
2018 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 5.4 · 82% critics
A Parisian publisher struggles to decide whether to release a new manuscript from a long-time author, amid anxieties about how digital media is changing reading and writing. At home and among literary circles, disagreements with his actress wife and tangled romantic dynamics blur the line between art, personal life, and authenticity.
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Details
- Original title
- Doubles vies
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-10-11
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (252 votes)
About
If you enjoy fast, witty conversation-driven dramas about books and digital change—plus an airy French approach to romance—Non-Fiction may work for you; Not for you if you want action, a simple plot, or you dislike long debates like in Who You Think I Am or Everybody Loves Jeanne.
Pros: witty dialogue; charming cast; smart themes | Cons: talk-heavy pacing; repetitive discussions; affairs-centric focus
Themes
- affectation
- zealous
- candid
- cautionary
- clinical
- inspirational
- casual
- whimsical
- admiring
- adoring
- ambiguous
- ambivalent
- +8 more
Cast & crew
Guillaume Canet
as Alain
Juliette Binoche
as Selena
Vincent Macaigne
as Léonard
Christa Théret
as Laure
- NH
Nora Hamzawi
as Valérie
Pascal Greggory
as Marc-Antoine
Laurent Poitrenaux
as Author, at Alain
Sigrid Bouaziz
as Editor
Lionel Dray
as Editor
Nicolas Bouchaud
as David
Directed by Olivier Assayas