Whatever (1999)
- Original title
- Extension du domaine de la lutte
- Directed by
- Philippe Harel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man becomes increasingly alienated from the world around him during a business trip with a colleague. His misanthropy spirals out of control as he struggles with the emptiness of modern life.
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What happens
Whatever is a 1999 French drama film directed by Philippe Harel, starring Harel and José Garcia. The original French title is Extension du domaine de la lutte, which means "extension of the domain of struggle." It tells the story of a man whose misanthropy goes out of control due to a business trip together with a colleague. It is based on the novel Whatever by Michel Houellebecq. The film was released on 13 October 1999 through Mars Distribution. It had 55,967 admissions in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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