The Mystery of Henri Pick

Mysterious journey into the life of a mysterious person that supposedly has written a sensational mysterious novel that has been found in a library mysterious department of shredded novels that no publishers wants to achieve and develope. a little grey litterature critique man looses his grip on life to find out who the author henri pick was.

its a well made, quite witty french kinda occupational ''crimethriller'' on the psevdonymious nature of many writers, but also the way publishers may fool the common man and woman, to read or not to read...thats the question. its well acted, and the script very well made except the main clue, how did he find the true nature of the fake, the syntax of the writer couldve been better elaborated or revealed, actually it was a special and exciting way to make a nisje, dull story become interesting , even for me the illiterate grumpy old man. so fill your grale with the wine of poetry and do have a look at this one.a recommend.

The film is an essay into existentialism on people deciding what reality is. The eponymous character is someone who simply lived life. Fabrice Lucchini is brilliant as the thorny antagonist who cannot believe what other people want to believe. In the quest to speak the truth the edifice of his life crumbles away and he apparently wants to do the same with others. This surface of the film works hand in glove with the nature of mysteries. Why can some people see a mystery and others cannot? Why do other people give a blank no or just not care? The solution of the mystery can be anti-climactic due to the what now factor. The film's gentle nudge at the end that existence goes on reflects upon us all as Henri Pick.

I really loved this movie from the beginning to the end. Easy going, with fine specific French humor, smells like good old times, it kept my attention all the way. Great acting too. Realy refreshing!

As the first minutes show: Superficiality and arrogance, that is the bad habit of a French aging literature TV critic. After almost losing everything, he becomes a second Sherlock about a mysterious book. Who was Henry Pick? How did he write this marvelous book? Did he, or someone else?

More than uncovering the answer to all this, the TV critic might find back his soul ... see for yourself. Nice description of the book market, aside.

I loved this improbable encounter between: 1) Fabrice Luchini as a literary critic at first pedantic and unpleasant, then sensitive, facetious and pertinent after receiving 2 strong slaps (figuratively but legitimately and almost concomitantly), 2) Marie-Christine Orry as a librarian deep in Brittany, with her unforgettable voice, 3) Bastien Bouillon as a young writer lacking in gratitude and then self-confidence, 4) Camille Cottin as a spontaneous but moderately cheerful Breton woman, 5) ... (not-exhaustive list).

What an intelligent entertainment, without forgetting of course the sumptuous landscapes of Brittany!