In award-winning filmmaker Olivier Assayas latest feature, a literary editor is propelled into the future by changing industry demands and one particularly determined new employee. The editor in question, Alain (Guillaume Canet), is about to reject the latest from his longtime client, Léonard (Vincent Macaigne), due to its overweight narrative--to be frank--it's a story he's heard before. Pulling from the internet to pad his experiences, Léonard's writing methods have not only bored Alain, but confused him. Alain's wife, Selena (Juliette Binoche), is a famed television actress who is more accustomed, than her husband, to the modern age, and is also in the midst of a casual affair with Léonard. When Laure (Christa Théret) is hired by Alain's publishing company to help propel them into a new age of modernity, the older characters find themselves in her orbit, which only complicates their relationships.
Director Biography
French director, screenwriter and critic Olivier Assayas has been an active voice in cinema since 1978. He is known for a range of critically praised films including The Clouds of Sils Maria (14) and Carlos (10).
Press
"A new treasure from one of France's most vital filmmakers." - The Hollywood Reporter
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