The Book of Solutions
Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker, cannot tolerate seeing his current project picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s been able to sneak a look at lead him to fear the worst. With his editor as an accomplice, he manages to spirit away the rushes to his aunt’s place in the Cévennes, to finish the film as he envisions it. Instead, its completion is constantly postponed, as he creates endless diversions and impasses, which alternate between the comic and the downright disturbing.
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Cast
35 people
Pierre Niney
Marc Becker
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
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Blanche Gardin
Charlotte
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Problemos
Yannick
Françoise Lebrun
Denise
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Vortex
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Frankie Wallach
Sylvia
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Crush in Jaipur
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Camille Rutherford
Gabrielle
Known for
Anatomy of a Fall
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Mourad Boudaoud
Carlos
Known for
Mama Weed
Vincent Elbaz
Mathias
Known for
I Am Not an Easy Man
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Dominique Valadié
Martine, actrice de Chacun tout le monde
Known for
Our Happy Holiday
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
Sting
Sting
Known for
Bee Movie
Dune
Sacha Bourdo
L'ingénieur du son
Known for
Les Misérables
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Christian Prat
André
Also in
The Brigade
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Michèle Gary
Rolande
Also in
Boyhood Loves
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Michel Gondry Director · Étienne Charry Composer Laurent Brunet Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3.6M · United States release September 24, 2023 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,557,686
Production
Partizan Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Livre des solutions
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 21, 2023
Premiere · Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
France · June 7, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States · September 24, 2023
Premiere · Fantastic Fest
United States
October 23, 2023 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · AFI Fest
Argentina
November 8, 2023 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
March 22, 2024 · Premiere · French Film Festival
March 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 20, 2023 · Limited theatrical
China
June 27, 2024 · Premiere · Panorama du cinéma français 2024
March 14, 2025 · Digital
France
September 13, 2023 · Theatrical
January 24, 2024 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
February 7, 2026 · TV · France•4
Germany
September 6, 2023 · Premiere · Oldenburg Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
November 25, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong French Film Festival
Hungary
January 4, 2024 · Theatrical
India
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Film Festival
Israel
September 29, 2023 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
April 4, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
November 1, 2023 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 21, 2023 · Premiere · 27th French Film Tour
June 27, 2024 · Theatrical
Morocco
September 13, 2023 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 26, 2023 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
November 16, 2023 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 29, 2024 · Theatrical
Russia
November 16, 2023 · Theatrical · Русский Репортаж
Singapore
November 13, 2023 · Premiere · vOilah! French Film Festival
South Korea
October 7, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
August 14, 2024 · Theatrical
Spain
November 8, 2023 · Premiere · Festival de Cine Fantástico Universidad de Málaga
December 22, 2023 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 11, 2023 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
September 13, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Taiwan
June 21, 2024 · Theatrical
Thailand
July 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 20, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 10, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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