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Nobody from Nowhere

Original title: Un illustre inconnu
  • 2014
  • G
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.1K
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Mathieu Kassovitz in Nobody from Nowhere (2014)
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Sébastien Nicolas, realtor, leads a dull existence and gets used to disguising himself to take on the appearance of the characters he meets.Sébastien Nicolas, realtor, leads a dull existence and gets used to disguising himself to take on the appearance of the characters he meets.Sébastien Nicolas, realtor, leads a dull existence and gets used to disguising himself to take on the appearance of the characters he meets.

  • Director
    • Matthieu Delaporte
  • Writers
    • Matthieu Delaporte
    • Alexandre de La Patellière
  • Stars
    • Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Marie-Josée Croze
    • Éric Caravaca
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Matthieu Delaporte
    • Writers
      • Matthieu Delaporte
      • Alexandre de La Patellière
    • Stars
      • Mathieu Kassovitz
      • Marie-Josée Croze
      • Éric Caravaca
    • 12User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Mathieu Kassovitz
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Sébastien Nicolas…
    Marie-Josée Croze
    Marie-Josée Croze
    • Clémence Corneli
    Éric Caravaca
    Éric Caravaca
    • Capitaine Deveaux
    Diego Le Martret
    • Vincent Corneli
    • (as Hugo Le Martret)
    Siobhan Finneran
    Siobhan Finneran
    • Elizabeth Traven
    Philippe Duclos
    Philippe Duclos
    • Le prêtre
    Olivier Rabourdin
    Olivier Rabourdin
    • Pierre Chambard
    Geneviève Mnich
    Geneviève Mnich
    • Hélène Nicolas, la mère
    Bernard Murat
    • Henri de Montalte
    • (voice)
    Dimitri Storoge
    • Charles Beaumont
    Sophie Cattani
    • Marion, la soeur
    Mounia Raoui
    • L'adjointe de Deveaux
    Matthieu Rozé
    • Bertrand, le vendeur Fnac
    Hichem Yacoubi
    • Mourad, aux Alcooliques Anonymes
    Martin Pautard
    Martin Pautard
    • Paul Roumagnac…
    Ludovic Berthillot
    • L'animateur des Alcooliques Anonymes
    Antoine Oppenheim
    • Julien, le beau-frère
    Leslie Clack
    • Doublure Henri de Montalte
    • Director
      • Matthieu Delaporte
    • Writers
      • Matthieu Delaporte
      • Alexandre de La Patellière
    • All cast & crew
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    8skepticskeptical

    Intriguing

    This film is excellent. Bizarre and suspenseful, with beautiful cinematography, a gripping story and excellent acting. I had a feeling that it would be good when I saw that Matthieu Kasovitz (director of La Haine) was involved.
    8louisepharand

    Masterful ode to Pirandello

    So poignant and subtly played, Kassovitz's performance and the screenwriting by Matthieu Delaporte (and Alexandre de La Patellière) are weightless, crystalline in execution. It's clear Delaporte's background.in theater was inspired by the great Luigi Pirandello and transposed here brilliantly. I had to actually check whether this was based on a book. Super understated. The casting of the Downton Abbey villainess is interesting and Marie-Josée Croze is very moving. The prosthetics are impressive and blend seamlessly. It's fascinating to watch Mathieu Kassovitz disappear literally into the role.
    8CaptnCnck

    Not very believable, but...

    Not very believable, but... excellent performances all around. Even the child actor is excellent, and the two leads are fantastic. Supporting cast is also very good. Bizarre story, but definitely not derivative, not the same old thing!

    If you are a fan of French cinema, or European films in general, it's worth a look. It is quite slow, especially in the early stages, but if you are patient, the pace and plot pick up quite a bit.
    7alexpeychev

    Excellent!

    This film is excellent. Bizarre and suspenseful, with beautiful cinematography, a gripping story and excellent acting.
    7mehobulls

    A potential masterpiece undermined by its

    What kind of person wants to inhabit other people's lives? An actor. Only with an actor there's not the same type of risk.So he's a bit of an adrenaline junkie. I kept wondering what he was going to do in their position. Would he be a killer? In this case he takes the musician and makes him a better person.

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      The lead character, Sébastien has a strange hobby. Mathieu Kassovitz who plays Sébastien also played Nino Quincampoix in Amélie (2001), and that character also had strange (but less dangerous) hobbies such as recording laughter and collecting discarded photographs.
    • Connections
      Features Superman (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

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    • Release date
      • November 19, 2014 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • An Illustrious Nobody
    • Production companies
      • Chapter 2
      • Pathé
      • Orange Studio
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $679,608
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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