The Mystery of Henri Pick

A gentle, witty literary mystery that unfolds like a warm puzzle, inviting you to savour its quirky characters and quiet charm.

Directed by

Rémi Bezançon

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz

Overview

In a bizarre Breton library that collects rejected, never published manuscripts, a young editor discovers a novel that she considers a masterpiece. It was written by a certain Henri Pick, a cook who died two years earlier and who, according to his widow, had never read a book in his life or written anything but a shopping list... Did he have a secret life? When the book becomes a huge best-seller, Jean- Michel Rouche, a skeptical and stubborn literary critic, teams up with Joséphine, Pick’s daughter, to unravel the mystery.

How it feels

Whimsical, satirical, warm and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, mystery, art, media

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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