The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq
2014 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,473 VOTES · DIR. Guillaume Nicloux
Overview
In September 2011 writer Michel Houellebecq briefly disappeared off the face of the earth. Wild rumours began circulating on the Internet that he’d been abducted by Al-Qaeda or aliens from outer space. Some Twitter users even expressed relief that the controversial author was suddenly no longer around. This film now reveals what really happened: Three tough guys variously with impressive hairstyles and bodybuilder physiques carried off the star intellectual, taking him out of the daily stress of dodging autograph hunters and having his flat renovated and bringing him to a beautiful rural underdog idyll, full of dog grooming, bodybuilding demonstrations, junk cars and Polish sausages. But who was to pay the ransom?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,330 lines
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00:00:15 You want to tear it all down? - No, only this partition.
00:05:55 Come visit us sometime soon.
00:09:29 I had to take the opportunity!
00:12:52 How many judges are there?
00:19:55 my agent would be the first. I never miss any appointments.
00:23:38 How's this going to end?
00:27:04 Okay.
00:31:20 the moderator, is trying to become a writer.
00:35:12 What kind? - For the funeral.
00:38:24 at a pawnbroker's
00:41:19 You call a sister to reassure her. Your brother, to work something out.
00:44:27 In fact it's the history of a country that doesn't exist.
00:47:46 Speaking of it: can I have a fire?
00:51:28 A real girl...
00:55:43 No, for over a year I have... - You don't plan to pop off?
00:59:33 Kicks to the crotch, Blows to the throat...
01:02:53 I had him choke me for half of the day
01:07:43 Jadek?
01:11:14 I don't doubt that...
01:14:46 In the sixth grade I got an assignment
01:18:15 Would you have liked to have one?
01:22:48 Sure.
01:27:34 To be honest I would have liked to stay here longer.
20:00:00 for bringing him here.