Directed by:
Guillaume NiclouxScreenplay:
Guillaume NiclouxCinematography:
Christophe OffensteinCast:
Michel Houellebecq, Gérard Depardieu, Maxime Lefrançois, Mathieu Nicourt, Daria Panchenko, Luc SchwarzPlots(1)
Kind of a sequel to The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq. Five years later, Michel Houellebecq comes to a sea water therapy centre in Cabourg, Normandy. There he meets Gérard Depardieu. Together they try to survive the health regime the centre attempts to impose upon them. Depardieu has managed to sneak in a suitcase full of sausages. Meanwhile, Houellebecq remains in constant contact with his kidnappers. Events quickly start derailing their spa routine… A comedy starring an actor and a writer – both icons in their respective fields. As the director comments, Thalasso was born of a desire to find the same source of inspiration, the same way of filming, the same freedom and spontaneity that came with the making of The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq. (Warsaw Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Michel Houellebecq
France
Best movies:
Just Great (2019)
Near Death Experience (2014)
A Perfect Man (2014) - a.f.
Gérard Depardieu
France
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Shut Up! (2003)
Maxime Lefrançois
Best movies:
Just Great (2019)
The Emperor of Paris (2018)
Rapt (2009)
Mathieu Nicourt
Best movies:
Just Great (2019)
Colt 45 (2014)
The Key (2007)
Daria Panchenko
Best movies:
Just Great (2019)
Oh My Goodness! (2022)
Mortem (2010)
Luc Schwarz
Best movies:
Just Great (2019)
The Traveller (2019) (series)
The Key (2007)