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Sometimes, French people still make nice movies. It strikes the right balance between crime, dark comedy, drama, social commentary, and i frankly dont know how to write enough characters to finish this review, but only 2 people reviewed it. Dubosc, with a past as comedian, is directing this very competently, and plays very well the simple, well meaning husband, father and provider, and his struggle. Inherently french, as well as universal themes like clubs echangistes, poverty, greed, family, community, frontier justice, all make for a beautiful ensemble. Everybody plays well. It's very French. Partly shot in les Rousses, Jura (meublerie du bois de l'ours, boucherie Laurent).

Having watched this, I want to read the book. The story is very simple, and beautiful. The adaptation is well done, in that the movie is very competently executed, the cinematography is on point, the score is nice, and so on.

A beautiful book, turned into a beautiful story, competently executed, what's not to like?

To like this, you must like dogs and books. If you despise intellectuals, it wont work, as all the protagonists are writers, and ofc, that big ass Dane. What a beautiful dog.

Bill Murray looks almost dead, and it's beautiful that he's making such movies at this stage of his life.

Everything dies, and how we cope with loss is a universal theme.