The Mystery of Henri Pick

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The Mystery of Henri Pick

2019

1h 41m

Comedy

Drama

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12 Reviews

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An editor discovers a masterpiece among a pile of rejected manuscripts. She tries to track down its unknown author, who may already be dead.

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

It's a polished package - the charms of rural Brittany are displayed particularly effectively - and the plot is satisfyingly paced.

Jun 21, 2019

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Jordan Mintzer

Hollywood Reporter

Henri Pick is an easily digestible and highly cultivated whodunit that's perhaps the very definition of middlebrow, though that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.

Mar 19, 2019

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

This is a whip-smart comedy that celebrates the old-fashioned virtues of the murder mystery, without the murder.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 23, 2022

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Hagan Osborne

FILMINK (Australia)

...joyfully light-hearted...

Rated: 17/20

Mar 25, 2021

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Gaspar Zimerman

Clarín

[An] entertaining literary adventure. [Full review in Spanish]

Mar 12, 2020

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Adolfo C. Martinez

La Nación (Argentina)

With these entertaining elements, director Rémi Bezançon created a humorous thriller that balances with precision the suspense and twists of a script that never loses sight of the crazy hijinks of its two protagonists. [Full Review in Spanish]

Mar 12, 2020

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Such great tongue-in-cheek humor! Lots of plot twists and just a fun viewing with a glass of wine or two!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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william k

Lightweight, mildly amusing satire on the French literary world intrigues with a mystery, but its revelation is a bit of a letdown.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Lus R

Funny and entertaining. The story stays within the limits of what you are willing to believe. It contains a humorous look at the vices and soft sins of those who work in the editorial world and those who orbit around it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/05/22

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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It's a charming detective story, set in the landscapes of the Bretagne and Paris, showing the conflicts between passion and obsession for the things we love. It has wits as well as human touch and carries one smoothly to the curious, though odd, ending. Watch out: Once the screen goes dark and shows the first titles, there is a very apt and consequential end to the story. 6 1/2 of 10 points.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Synopsis

An editor discovers a masterpiece among a pile of rejected manuscripts. She tries to track down its unknown author, who may already be dead.

Director: Rémi Bezançon
Producer: Isabelle Grellat, Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
Screenwriter: Vanessa Portal, Rémi Bezançon, David Foenkinos
Production Co: Scope Pictures, Mandarin Films, France 2 Cinéma, Gaumont
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2020
Runtime: 1h 41m

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