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The Big Picture (2010 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Big Picture' (French original title 'L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie' - "The man who wanted to live his life") is a 2010 French psychological thriller directed by ric Lartigau, and starring Romain Duris, Marina Fos, Niels Arestrup and Catherine Deneuve. The story is adapted from the 1997 novel 'The Big Picture' by Douglas Kennedy.
Synopsis
A successful Paris lawyer with a seemingly perfect life discovers that his wife is having an affair and accidentally kills her lover in a moment of madness. He escapes the law by faking his own death, assuming his victim's identity, and making a fresh start on the Adriatic coast as a photographer. This eventually leads him to realise what was missing in his life before: he finally sees the big picture.
Cast
* Romain Duris - Paul Exben
* Marina Fos - Sarah Exben
* Niels Arestrup - Bartholom
* Branka Kati - Ivana
* Catherine Deneuve - Anne
* ric Ruf - Grgoire Kremer
Reception
The film was critically praised. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 88% based on reviews from 41 critics, with an average score of 7/10.
References
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