The Mystery of Henri Pick
6.5 / 10
101 minutes
2019-03-06
French
BE
Actors :
Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz, Bastien Bouillon, Philypa Phoenix, Louis Descols, Josiane Stoléru, Astrid Whettnall, Hanna Schygulla, Marie-Christine Orry, Vincent Winterhalter, Florence Muller, Annie Mercier, Louka Meliava, Pierre Bourel
Description
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.
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Reviews
SWITCH.
6/23/2021, 3:58:43 PM
For a film about the harsh realities of the publishing industry and a man ruining his life over (possibly) a great literary fraud, 'The Mystery of Henri Pick' is a surprisingly pleasant, sophisticated and light-hearted crowd-pleaser. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-mystery-of-henri-pick-a-charming-literary-detective-story