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.
00:05:53 Anyway, nice to see you! - Thank you!
00:09:01 Or Jonquet. Crime writers were always good.
00:12:40 But I have to read 15books for it.
00:19:27 That's not possible.
00:23:06 He takes it very well, though, for a weak man.
00:26:32 The most important thing is...
00:30:47 Alright.
00:34:23 I only ask when it was you've last seen Michel.
00:37:29 Just a question, Michel. I have taken the liberty
00:40:27 Yes, or no? - Could be.
00:43:34 That's nothing real bad.
00:46:37 bluish buildings and sterile pleasures.
00:49:37 Ciao, Freddy!
00:54:19 I don't have your lighter. - I don't care whose it is.
00:58:18 Magpies?
01:01:25 I should rest a little. - Really?
01:04:34 That makes it interesting. - It's not for you.
01:09:22 That went really well.
01:12:53 Ask Ginette... - I will not do that.
01:15:56 Were you better?
01:19:36 because you know a word will soon come
01:24:56 After you.
01:28:40 I'm coming, Luc.