''The Big Picture'' (French original title ''L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie'' – "The man who wanted to live his life") is a 2010 French psychological thriller directed by
Éric Lartigau, and starring
Romain Duris,
Marina Foïs,
Niels Arestrup and
Catherine Deneuve. The story is adapted from the 1997 novel ''The Big Picture'' by
Douglas Kennedy.
Synopsis
A successful Paris lawyer with a seemingly perfect life discovers that his wife is having an affair and accidentally kills her lover in a moment of madness. He escapes the law by faking his own death, assuming his victim's identity, and making a fresh start on the
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coast as a photographer. This eventually leads him to realise what was missing in his life before: he finally sees the big picture.
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Romain Duris - Paul Exben
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Marina Foïs - Sarah Exben
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Niels Arestrup - Bartholomé
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Branka Katić - Ivana
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Catherine Deneuve - Anne
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Éric Ruf
Éric Ruf (born 21 May 1969), is a French actor, set designer and theatre director. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1995.
He joined the Comédie-Française
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- Grégoire Kremer
Reception
The film was critically praised. Review aggregation website
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 88% based on reviews from 41 critics, with an average score of 7/10.
References
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The Observer, 24 July 2011: ''The Big Picture — review''Retrieved 2012-12-03
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Antoine D'Agata
Antoine d'Agata (; born 1961) is a French photographer and film director. His work deals with topics that are often considered taboo, such as addiction, sex, personal obsessions, darkness, and prostitution.
D'Agata is a full member of Magnum Photo ...
's photography for the film, in ''Le Monde'', 2 novembre 2010.
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French psychological thriller films
2010 films
Films based on American novels
EuropaCorp films
2010s French films