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6.9
/10
2,332 Ratings

NON-FICTION

Doubles vies

Directed by Olivier Assayas
France, 2018
Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • 107107 minutes

Synopsis

Successful Parisian publisher Alain struggles to adapt to the digital revolution, and has doubts about the new manuscript of Léonard, one of his long-time authors—another autofiction recycling his affair with a minor celebrity. Selena, Alain’s wife and a famous actress, is of the opposite opinion.

Synopsis

Successful Parisian publisher Alain struggles to adapt to the digital revolution, and has doubts about the new manuscript of Léonard, one of his long-time authors—another autofiction recycling his affair with a minor celebrity. Selena, Alain’s wife and a famous actress, is of the opposite opinion.

Our take

Long-lasting affairs, doomed writers and intellectual repartee: welcome to Paris’ publishing world! With a stellar French cast including la Binoche, Olivier Assayas’s digital revolution satire unfolds just like a dinner party—full of impassioned conversations and witty jokes. Acerbic and delightful.