The New Life of Paul Sneijder (2016)
- Original title
- La Nouvelle Vie de Paul Sneijder
- Directed by
- Thomas Vincent
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- France, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- 0
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 59 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 survives an elevator accident that kills his daughter. He reels from an existential crisis and decides to change his life by working as a dog walker.
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What happens
The New Life of Paul Sneijder (French: La Nouvelle Vie de Paul Sneijder) is a 2016 drama film, directed by Thomas Vincent. It is a co-production of Canada and France. Based on the novel Le cas Sneijder by Jean-Paul Dubois, the film stars Thierry Lhermitte as Paul Sneijder, a man who is injured in an elevator accident which has also killed his daughter. Suffering an existential crisis which leads him to question the values on which he has based his life, he begins to rebuild his spirit by taking a new job as a dog walker. The film's cast also includes Géraldine Pailhas, Pierre Curzi, Guillaume Cyr and Aliocha Schneider. It was filmed on Nuns' Island, Montreal. Cyr garnered a Prix Iris nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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