Réalisation:
Lina RoesslerScénario:
Anthony GriecoPhotographie:
Claudine SauvéMusique:
Paul Leonard-MorganActeurs·trices:
Aubrey Plaza, Michael Caine, Cary Elwes, Ellen Wong, Scott Speedman, Elana Dunkelman, Veronica Ferres, Victoria Sanchez, Frank Schorpion (plus)VOD (3)
Résumés(1)
Harris Shaw is still typing on his rickety typewriter, even though he likes to bellow into his (rotary dial) phone that he is long dead. He coughs and swears, drinks and smokes, quite unlike Lucy Stanbridge, heir to the publishing house which made it big half a century ago with the author’s successful novel, “Atomic Autumn”. While the old curmudgeon has turned his back on life, the energetic young woman jogs through New York’s Upper East Side, receiving live updates from her ambitious assistant about (falling) sales figures and (crushing) influencer blogs. A book tour, of all things, with the old boy and his new work is meant to save the publishing house. But the old codger is a real pain in the arse. Spewed out in a British accent, his “bullshite!” quickly becomes the hashtag of a generation of US hipsters – but it doesn’t sell any books. In her directing debut, Lina Roessler stages Lucy and Harris’ at times absurd, at others heartfelt motel trip as a road movie in which Aubrey Plaza has to pull out all the stops to brave Sir Michael Caine (who was born, we should remember, in 1933). And she succeeds. In the end, this visibly moves not only the grumpy old man, but also all fans of literary films – and, of course, of Caine himself. (Berlinale)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
Aubrey Plaza
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Monstres Academy (2013)
Scott Pilgrim (2010)
Ned Rifle (2014)
Michael Caine
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
The Dark Knight - Le Chevalier noir (2008)
Inception (2010)
Le Prestige (2006)
Cary Elwes
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Stranger Things (2016) (série)
Hot Shots ! (1991)
Saw (2004)
Ellen Wong
Canada
Meilleurs films :
Scott Pilgrim (2010)
The Christmas Setup (2020) (téléfilm)
Best Sellers (2021)
Scott Speedman
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Ma vie sans moi (2003)
Je te promets (2012)
Net Worth (1995) (téléfilm)
Elana Dunkelman
Canada
Meilleurs films :
Mon année à New York (2020)
Best Sellers (2021)
Troll - Kongens hale (2018)
Veronica Ferres
Allemagne de l'Ouest
Meilleurs films :
Les Misérables (2000) (série)
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (téléfilm)
Das Wunder von Berlin (2008) (téléfilm)
Victoria Sanchez
Espagne
Meilleurs films :
Mes autres vies de chien (2019)
Wolf Girl (2001) (téléfilm)
Mambo Italiano (2003)
Frank Schorpion
Canada
Meilleurs films :
La Couleur de la victoire (2016)
Trafic d'innocence (2005) (téléfilm)
Misanthrope (2023)
Philip Le Maistre
Meilleurs films :
Raiponce (2010)
Le Chacal (1997)
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999) (téléfilm)
Christopher Hayes
Meilleurs films :
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015) (téléfilm)
Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 (2017)
Fatherhood (2021)
Alexandra Petrachuk
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Une femme d'exception (2018)
The Voyeurs (2021)
Best Sellers (2021)
Frank Fiola
Canada
Meilleurs films :
Premier contact (2016)
Scream VI (2023)
Best Sellers (2021)