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Thalasso (2019)
Director: Guillaume Nicloux
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Michel Houellebecq, Luc Schwarz, Maxime Lefrançois
Runtime93 min
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Provocative French writer Michel Houellebecq meets Gérard Depardieu at a sea water therapy centre in Cabourg. Together, they try to survive the health regime to which they are subjected by the establishment. But events quickly derail their routine… Just Great is a joyful comedy elevated by two extraordinary performances.
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Thalasso, the 2019 French comedy directed by Guillaume Nicloux, has received praise from critics for its joyful and elevated performances from stars Michel Houellebecq and Gérard Depardieu. The film follows the two as they try to survive a health regime at a sea water therapy centre, with events quickly derailing their routine. While it has not received major awards recognition, the film has found a positive audience reception, evidenced by its respectable ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.
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Fans of French cinema and offbeat comedy-dramas will love the unique pairing of legendary actors Gérard Depardieu and Michel Houellebecq in director Guillaume Nicloux's 2019 film Thalasso, which blends absurdist humor with insightful commentary on the human condition.
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Thalasso is a 2019 French comedy film directed by Guillaume Nicloux, starring the writer Michel Houellebecq and the actor Gérard Depardieu as versions of themselves. It places Houellebecq at a health spa where he goes through a series of treatments while Depardieu keeps him company. The film has been described as a sequel to Nicloux's The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq (2014).
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