Des nouvelles du bon Dieu

Name: Des nouvelles du bon Dieu
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996-06-12
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Marie Trintignant, Maria de Medeiros, Christian Charmetant

1996
1h 40m

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7.1/10

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Comedy

When novelist Alessandro Battavia commits suicide, taxi driver Evangile and her brother Nord believe that they are characters imagined in a novel, probably one written by God. Because they s... Read allWhen novelist Alessandro Battavia commits suicide, taxi driver Evangile and her brother Nord believe that they are characters imagined in a novel, probably one written by God. Because they see their lives as "merde," they go in search of God to get their story rewritten. Along th... Read allWhen novelist Alessandro Battavia commits suicide, taxi driver Evangile and her brother Nord believe that they are characters imagined in a novel, probably one written by God. Because they see their lives as "merde," they go in search of God to get their story rewritten. Along the way--believing that everything is imaginary anyway--they shoot people, rob pharmacies, a... Read all

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References a fake essay book, «Un bref désir d'éternité» by Louis-Albert Dieu, who appears to the group of people searching for God, wearing a uniform similar to that of a U.S. 7th Cavalry soldier. Dieu's character is played by Jean Yanne.

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9/10

The best combination of sex, violence and existentialism I've seen.

I hate French films because they all just stand around and talk about philosophy, but here's a film in which people try to apply existentialism to day to day life and realize that, if no one really exists, it's okay to run people down with your car. Amazingly funny black comedy is bizarre and brilliant.

I found this movie online without subtitles, and then I found a subtitle file but it seems to have been done by google translate or a French student in first-year English so it's barely comprehensible. Alas, I may never get to re-experience this amazing film.