The Book of Solutions
The Book of Solutions is a 2023 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Michel Gondry.
It had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023. It was released in France on 13 September 2023.
Premise
Marc is a director whose life and career are in upheaval. He takes his film crew to continue filming the small village in the Cévennes where his aunt, Denise, lives. There, Marc rediscovers his creativity and is full of ideas. He has so many ideas that he decides to write the Book of Solutions, a book full of advice.Cast
Production
The Book of Solutions is loosely based on Gondry's experience during the troubled production of his 2013 film Mood Indigo. In October 2021, Pierre Niney was announced in the lead role of a new comedy-drama film directed by Michel Gondry. Niney called it a dream of his to work with Gondry, who he first met after Gondry agreed to accompany him as his "godfather" to a pre-César party in 2012. The Book of Solutions is Gondry's first feature film since Microbe & Gasoline, released in 2015. It was produced by Georges Bermann through his production company Partizan Films.In May 2022, the film was presented at the Marché du Film in Cannes to be acquired by distributors around the world.
Filming began on 6 June 2022. It took place in the Gard department, including the communes of Le Vigan and Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu. Shooting also took place in Villemagne and Meyrueis, and in Paris.