4.3/5: One of the best French films of recent years is coming to Disney+

Five Césars, 2 million receptions in France, a good score of 4.3/5 on AlloCiné… Released on our screens in 2017, Goodbye up there was one of the most famous and acclaimed films of the year. – There. Six years later, here it comes to the delight of Disney + subscribers.

Masterfully directed by Albert Dupontel, the film is an adaptation of Pierre Lemaître’s novel of the same name, which has sold more than 450,000 copies. The novel itself was awarded the Goncourt prize in 2013. When the book-loving actor discovers the pages written by the author, he falls in love with his story and his decidedly modern characters, even though it takes place after the first world. the war

We are indeed in November 1919. Two survivors of the trenches, one a cunning artist, the other a humble accountant, decide to run a scam on war memorials. In France in the Roaring Twenties, the venture turns out to be both dangerous and spectacular.

By the time Disney+ subscribers find out, Dupontel will have written 13 different versions, including the first in just 3 weeks! The filmmaker then had 2 meetings with author Pierre Lemaire to discuss the outcome of a particular story. Because anyone who has read the novel and already seen the movie knows: he changed the ending – with the writer’s approval, of course! – which does not lack panache.

Spectacular, creative and sometimes funny fresco – especially inspired by the character played by Nauel Pérez Biscayart – the feature film remains faithful to the spirit of the novel: “In addition, Pierre Lemaître’s book is a true screenplay instruction, because his writing is visual and his characters are psychologically well defined, all in a narrative with continuous twists and turns.“- explained the director during the release of his film.