Synopsis
This is the surreal and poetic story of Colin, an idealistic and inventive young man, who meets Chloé, a young woman who seems to be the incarnation of a blues by Duke Ellington. Their idyllic marriage turns to sorrow when Chloé becomes ill, due to a water lilly growing in her lung. To pay for her medical care, in a fantastical Paris, Colin must work in increasingly absurd conditions, while their apartment falls to bits around them and their circle of friends, including talented Nicolas, and Chick, a fanatic of the philosoper Jean-Sol Sartre, disintegrates.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (14)
Production and distribution (6)
- Executive Producer : Brio Films
- Co-productions : STUDIOCANAL, France 2 Cinéma, Hérodiade
- Foreign production company : SCOPE Pictures
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : STUDIOCANAL
- News agency (France) : B.C.G.
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Luc Bossi
- Screenwriters : Michel Gondry, Luc Bossi
- Director of Photography : Christophe Beaucarne
- Music Composer : Étienne Charry
- Assistant directors : Olivier Coutard, Christian Alzieu
- Editor : Marie-Charlotte Moreau
- Costume designers : Florence Fontaine, Sylvie Néant
- Author of original work : Boris Vian
- Associate Producer : Julien Seul
- Line Producer : Xavier Castano
- Production Manager : Gilles Castera
- Press Attachés (film) : Myriam Bruguière, Olivier Guigues
- Continuity supervisor : Carole Fèvre
- Production Designer : Stéphane Rozenbaum
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Yes
Box-office & releases
News & awards
News (14)
Selections (16)
Awards (1)
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2014
César Award for Best Production Design : Stéphane Rozenbaum