Non-Fiction largely manages to balance [its] contemplativeness with a certain playful buoyancy. A parody of bourgeois French cinema, and the focus on the comically There are no featured audience reviews for Non-Fiction (Doubles vies) at this time. Non-Fiction movie reviews & Metacritic score: Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic "Non-Fiction" though well acted and interesting belongs more on PBS or a Hollywood Reporter round table session as it needs a more intimate.
Which makes Non-Fiction the type of comedy of manners that Rohmer would be unlikely to essay. He was more interested in philosophy and the existential dilemmas at the heart of human situations. Non-Fiction wastes little time getting to the issues that are at its heart, opening with a discussion of a book on politics that's causing a stir.
Seeing as how the film is set in the world of Parisian publishers, it makes sense that the characters would spend their time discussing books, how. Instead of deep dramas, Non-Fiction is a comedy. Then there are other scenes that crackle with. Non-Fiction's ability to provoke thought and debate among its viewers, while also having a curious optimism about the tactile reality of human relationships, makes it a careful balance of the intellectual and emotional. Non-Fiction is filled with good humour and intriguing discussions that will appeal to those with an interest in contemporary arts. Unfortunately, the film is never sure where to go with these ideas, leaving viewers with an entertaining but unfulfilling experience.
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Non-Fiction feels very Jean Luc-Goddard, particularly Contempt and Masculine Femenine. In these movies artists sit in French cafes and dinner parties, drink wine and muse about art. Plot-wise, Non-Fiction has elements of farce with characters sleeping with each other, keeping secrets and telling lies.
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