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Non-Fiction

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

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$704,919

Production

N/A

Awards

3 wins & 9 nominations total

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The film you're about to see
was born under a lucky star. - Non-Fiction

The film you're about to see was born under a lucky sta...

Following what's going on
with Carsten Villar's book? - Non-Fiction

Following what's going on with Carsten Villar's bo...

In the papers, yeah.
It's been attacked viciously. - Non-Fiction

In the papers, yeah. It's been attacked viciously.

THE SWAMP - Non-Fiction

You can't write a novel about politics, - Non-Fiction

You can't write a novel about politics,

I figured that everyone
would prefer it went unnoticed. - Non-Fiction

I figured that everyone would prefer it went unnoticed.

True. Fewer readers, more books.
But more tensions. - Non-Fiction

True. Fewer readers, more books. But more tensions.

The less they read,
the more wary they are of writing. - Non-Fiction

The less they read, the more wary they are of writing.

Ours is a civilisation
of the written word. Take internet. - Non-Fiction

Ours is a civilisation of the written word. Take internet.

People write more, more often
and surprisingly with more care. - Non-Fiction

People write more, more often and surprisingly with more car...

It adds up.
More people write, more and better. - Non-Fiction

It adds up. More people write, more and better.

- Four lines on Twitter isn't...
- Why not? - Non-Fiction

- Four lines on Twitter isn't... - Why not?

People sharing witticisms.
It's very French. - Non-Fiction

People sharing witticisms. It's very French.

And lousy jokes.
Nothing new about it. - Non-Fiction

And lousy jokes. Nothing new about it.

These are narcissistic times.
What can we do? - Non-Fiction

These are narcissistic times. What can we do?

Stop oversimplifying.
Your radicality is no less narcissistic. - Non-Fiction

Stop oversimplifying. Your radicality is no less narcissisti...

I'm just saying this radicality
is also narcissism. - Non-Fiction

I'm just saying this radicality is also narcissism.

It's been ten years, nice and steady.
Paperback, too. - Non-Fiction

It's been ten years, nice and steady. Paperback, too.

- Hushed...
- ...Farewells. - Non-Fiction

- Hushed... - ...Farewells.

- She said she was sick.
- Yes, it seems pretty serious. - Non-Fiction

- She said she was sick. - Yes, it seems pretty serious.

- You see each other?
- No, she's the one who left. - Non-Fiction

- You see each other? - No, she's the one who left.

I felt very sorry for her, - Non-Fiction

I felt very sorry for her,

Barcelona book fair,
when she got dead drunk. - Non-Fiction

Barcelona book fair, when she got dead drunk.

Tell her I share David's views...
Very courageous. - Non-Fiction

Tell her I share David's views... Very courageous.

- Entrecôte rare, salad and still water.
- Perfect. - Non-Fiction

- Entrecôte rare, salad and still water. - Perfect.

- turbot aioli.
- Turbot. Perfect. - Non-Fiction

- turbot aioli. - Turbot. Perfect.

Same vein as your recent work. - Non-Fiction

Same vein as your recent work.

I feel there's sort of an arc. - Non-Fiction

I feel there's sort of an arc.

The scene where they meet by chance - Non-Fiction

The scene where they meet by chance

- It's not made up.
- I figured. It's moving. - Non-Fiction

- It's not made up. - I figured. It's moving.

Is it her talking
or what you fear she might say? - Non-Fiction

Is it her talking or what you fear she might say?

Yes, in... Police Report. - Non-Fiction

Yes, in... Police Report.

I was discussing it with Constance,
our new publicist. - Non-Fiction

I was discussing it with Constance, our new publicist.

She loves Police Report. - Non-Fiction

She loves Police Report.

See? You weren't sold on it
back then. - Non-Fiction

See? You weren't sold on it back then.

Constance was asking
why you didn't follow up in that vein. - Non-Fiction

Constance was asking why you didn't follow up in that v...

No, your text triggers
a thought process - Non-Fiction

No, your text triggers a thought process

In terms of our times,
we're not both cut off - Non-Fiction

In terms of our times, we're not both cut off

When we write and publish books, - Non-Fiction

When we write and publish books,

- Thanks for lunch.
- Sorry, my pleasure. - Non-Fiction

- Thanks for lunch. - Sorry, my pleasure.

I already browsed.
Not much in there for me. - Non-Fiction

I already browsed. Not much in there for me.

Brilliant business-school grad,
sexual-predator style. - Non-Fiction

Brilliant business-school grad, sexual-predator style.

Nowadays it's simple.
More people read my blog than my books. - Non-Fiction

Nowadays it's simple. More people read my blog than my ...

We'll do an audiobook.
They sell very well. - Non-Fiction

We'll do an audiobook. They sell very well.

- My blog gets 5,000 hits a day.
- A day? - Non-Fiction

- My blog gets 5,000 hits a day. - A day?

What concerns me.
What concerns people day by day. - Non-Fiction

What concerns me. What concerns people day by day.

But they read me.
And more online than on paper. - Non-Fiction

But they read me. And more online than on paper.

- People love free stuff.
- There's a recession. It's normal. - Non-Fiction

- People love free stuff. - There's a recession. It...

No one has a problem
spending 1,500 on a computer - Non-Fiction

No one has a problem spending 1,500 on a computer

But buying music or books or even a paper
is a major problem. - Non-Fiction

But buying music or books or even a paper is a major problem...

Books are pirated much less.
No comparison. - Non-Fiction

Books are pirated much less. No comparison.

The real pirates
are internet providers, - Non-Fiction

The real pirates are internet providers,

People say art is corrupt, thus worthless,
so it should be free. - Non-Fiction

People say art is corrupt, thus worthless, so it should be f...

It's too easy to hide
behind modern art theory - Non-Fiction

It's too easy to hide behind modern art theory

Like information. It should be free
because it's deemed fake. - Non-Fiction

Like information. It should be free because it's deemed...

It's distorted by the power of lobbies - Non-Fiction

It's distorted by the power of lobbies

Whereas the craziest rumours
validated by self-proclaimed experts - Non-Fiction

Whereas the craziest rumours validated by self-proclaimed ex...

We learn to think to avoid that.
That's what books are for. - Non-Fiction

We learn to think to avoid that. That's what books are ...

Writing will dematerialise.
It's a fact. - Non-Fiction

Writing will dematerialise. It's a fact.

New generations grow up
with computers. It's different. - Non-Fiction

New generations grow up with computers. It's different.

- Just more and more bloggers.
- With time to waste. - Non-Fiction

- Just more and more bloggers. - With time to waste.

What speech?
Some incontinent flow? - Non-Fiction

What speech? Some incontinent flow?

Because my blog is read,
some of its readers buy my books. - Non-Fiction

Because my blog is read, some of its readers buy my books.

Hence the success
Alain was crowing about. - Non-Fiction

Hence the success Alain was crowing about.

Your books do great on Kindle. - Non-Fiction

Your books do great on Kindle.

Check the figures.
It's the elderly who read. - Non-Fiction

Check the figures. It's the elderly who read.

Roughly speaking, retirees.
Among them, mostly women. - Non-Fiction

Roughly speaking, retirees. Among them, mostly women.

They're more convenient.
easier, lighter, handier. - Non-Fiction

They're more convenient. easier, lighter, handier.

I take a book.
It's lighter than an e-reader. - Non-Fiction

I take a book. It's lighter than an e-reader.

We'll read fewer books
and they'll be on e-readers. - Non-Fiction

We'll read fewer books and they'll be on e-readers...

Truth is, books still sell.
Less, but they sell. - Non-Fiction

Truth is, books still sell. Less, but they sell.

No more intermediaries -
distributors, bookstores, printers. - Non-Fiction

No more intermediaries - distributors, bookstores, printers.

It does the same editing on manuscripts, - Non-Fiction

It does the same editing on manuscripts,

Not for people used to electronic books. - Non-Fiction

Not for people used to electronic books.

All we do is
lose the fabrication process. - Non-Fiction

All we do is lose the fabrication process.

- My blog could be on your site.
- Exactly. - Non-Fiction

- My blog could be on your site. - Exactly.

We do the same exact thing as now. - Non-Fiction

We do the same exact thing as now.

We'll part with some, hire others.
No fewer posts. - Non-Fiction

We'll part with some, hire others. No fewer posts.

- Literary prizes will be voted for online.
- And sent by email. - Non-Fiction

- Literary prizes will be voted for online. - And sent by em...

And you'll meet readers
via video-conference. - Non-Fiction

And you'll meet readers via video-conference.

No one will ever leave home.
How depressing. - Non-Fiction

No one will ever leave home. How depressing.

Adorno on iPad or in a first edition
on vellum paper - Non-Fiction

Adorno on iPad or in a first edition on vellum paper

I doubt there are first editions
of Adorno on vellum paper. - Non-Fiction

I doubt there are first editions of Adorno on vellum paper.

I agree. We can peacefully
leave books behind. - Non-Fiction

I agree. We can peacefully leave books behind.

Under the cynicism
there's a human being, sort of. - Non-Fiction

Under the cynicism there's a human being, sort of.

I was offered season 4 of Collusion. - Non-Fiction

I was offered season 4 of Collusion.

Not a cop.
She's a crisis management expert. - Non-Fiction

Not a cop. She's a crisis management expert.

It's wearing on me.
I'm going nowhere. - Non-Fiction

It's wearing on me. I'm going nowhere.

Little rascal!
Go on, hide. - Non-Fiction

Little rascal! Go on, hide.

I had lunch with Alain yesterday. - Non-Fiction

I had lunch with Alain yesterday.

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Olivier Assayas

Writer: Olivier Assayas

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $704,919

Released: 03 May 2019

Awards: 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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