"This is your fourth book, I'm waiting for your great novel"
"This isn't it?"
"No"
An exchange between a writer and his editor (Or a make believe exchange between a critic and the director of this film)
A former photographer turned writer works a variety of jobs to make ends meet while trying to write the next great novel. In the mean time he can't understand while everyone thinks he's crazy.
Bastien Bouillon gives a solid performance as a man who is similar to several of my friends who are struggling to create their art which the rest of the world isn't fully connecting to. Its a good performance in a well made film.Sadly it isn't a compelling film. Frankly their isn't much going on here. Too far removed in styule to be a slice of life, the film never builds to any sort of resolution of conclusion. The film never gives us a reason to know why it was telling us this story.
More simply put the film is kind of dull.
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