Pierre Niney is hilarious. This is not a surprise and it is strikingly confirmed in The Book of Solutions by Michel Gondry, film discovered at the Quinzaine du Festival de Cannes. The actor plays an alter ego of the director in this crazy comedy which talks about cinema, creation and depression. “It was a responsibility to take MichelGondry’s place,” explains Pierre Niney, but we had known each other since 2012, when he was my godfather at the César Revelations evening. »
The film centers on a period in the filmmaker’s life when he suddenly stopped his treatment for bipolar disorder, a very bad idea which plunged him into a creative madness that was exhausting for those around him. His team, and in particular his editor, played in the film by Blanche Gardin, are tearing their hair out over his sometimes brilliant but often eccentric ideas, such as bringing in Sting for the soundtrack of his new production.
“The film was made with great complicity between Pierre Niney and me,” insists Michel Gondry. This was essential for it to work. I hope I wasn’t as painful as him but the filmmaker he plays is really a mix between him and me. » A really difficult personality to manage. “He bubbles with uncontrollable energy,” explains Pierre Niney. This is what makes it as unbearable as it is brilliant. » It has been a long time since the director of Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mindhad not been as inspired to make us laugh by immersing us in his wacky universe.