Non-Fiction (film)

Non-Fiction
Directed by Olivier Assayas
Produced by Charles Gillibert
Written by Olivier Assayas
Starring
Cinematography Yorick Le Saux
Edited by Simon Jacquet
Production
companies
  • CG Cinéma
Distributed by Ad Vitam
Release date
  • 31 August 2018 (2018-08-31) (Venice)
Running time
 108 minutes
Country France
Language French

Non-Fiction (French: Doubles vies) is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Olivier Assayas. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2]

Plot

A literary editor Alain refuses to publish Léonard's novel for the first time. Alain's company hires young woman Laure to adapt to the digital age. Alain sleeps with Laure. Alain's wife Selena is an actress. She has been having an affair with Léonard for years. Léonard's wife Valérie is a left-wing political consultant. She does not have much interest in her husband's circumstances.

Cast

Release

Assayas presenting Non-Fiction at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival

The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2018.[3] It will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018.[4][5] and the New York Film Festival.[6]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 25 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Well-acted and sharply written, Non-Fiction finds writer-director Olivier Assayas working in a comedic vein that channels classic forebears while remaining utterly fresh."[7] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]

David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a grade of B+, stating that "this breezy and cautiously optimistic bit of late-career reflection finds Assayas interrogating how we ascribe meaning to things (and value to people) in a world that seems to be remodeling itself faster each day."[9] He described it as "an anxious — but strangely calming! — reminder that change is the only true constant, and that steering the current is a lot easier than fighting it."[9] Jon Frosch of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "The filmmaker's interest in the forces of globalization — a thematic through-line in a body of work that runs the spectrum from freaky genre exercises to classy period pieces — indeed proves very much present in this witty, resonant, richly perceptive portrait of people caught in the throes of a fast-changing country."[10] Jay Weissberg of Variety wrote: "Assayas is such an expert writer that the increasing lightness of tone takes you by surprise."[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Venice to Kick Off Awards Season With New Films From Coen Brothers, Luca Guadagnino and Alfonso Cuaron". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Heavy on Award Hopefuls, Netflix and Star Power". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Venice Film Festival Schedule". Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (July 24, 2018). "Toronto: Timothee Chalamet Starrer 'Beautiful Boy,' Dan Fogelman's 'Life Itself' Among Festival Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Non-Fiction". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (7 August 2018). "Elisabeth Moss Punk Rock Drama 'Her Smell' to Screen at New York Film Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Non-Fiction". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Non-Fiction". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  9. 1 2 Ehrlich, David (31 August 2018). "'Non-Fiction' Review: Olivier Assayas and Juliette Binoche Deliver a Timeless Comedy About Twitter — Venice". IndieWire. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Frosch, Jon (31 August 2018). "'Non-Fiction' ('Doubles vies'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  11. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (31 August 2018). "Venice Film Review: 'Non-Fiction'". Variety. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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