“A very simple and exciting story”: Rated 4 out of 5, this is a must watch movie this week!

After Sur l’Adamant and Averroès & Rosa Parks, Nicolas Philibert’s documentary triptych ends with The Typewriter and Other Sources of Trouble. The feature film, which was released in cinemas this week, was very well received by the press attending AlloCiné, with an average rating of 4 out of 5 (20 for media).

What is it about?

The final part of a triptych that began with Sur l’Adamant, then Averroès & Rosa Parks, the film continues to dive into the psychiatric center of downtown Paris. Here, the filmmaker takes helpful caregivers to the homes of several patients who are suddenly helpless in the face of a household problem, a broken appliance, and so on.

What does the press think?

According to the part of the gang:

“This third installment strikes an intimate, touching, and even more humanistic note (if that’s possible!) than the previous two.” (Isabelle Dannel) 4/5

According to Cahiers du Cinéma:

“The culmination of Nicolas Philibert’s approach, much more than a point or an epilogue. After the imaginary and the symbolic, here we approach the dimension of reality.” (Jean-Marie Samok) 4/5

According to L’Obs:

“Touch. Each in its own way, these three documentaries approach the necessity and difficulty of repairing life.” (Isabelle Dannel) 4/5

According to Le Figaro:

The French director completes his trilogy in psychiatry and proves that he knows how to listen to patients and caregivers. (Etienne Sorin) 4/5

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According to Le Point:

“Funny, light, deep.” (era) 4/5

According to Les Fiches du Cinéma:

“In the last part of his triptych on psychiatric care, N. Philibert takes a more stripped-down, almost artisanal approach. A formal choice that paradoxically allows him to exercise a little more unusual documentary ambition.” (Simon Horo) 4/5

According to Les Inrockuptibles:

“Philibert is interested in everyday life, in ‘difficulties’, which are things, machines, tools, tools, when they break down and unwittingly disrupt everyone’s life. (Jean-Baptiste Morin) 4/5

According to Ouest France:

“The pinnacle of humanity and fun mixed together.” (era) 4/5