L'Origine du monde
by Laurent Lafitte
Official selection 2020
Official synopsis
While on his way home, Jean-Louis notices that his heart has stopped. Not a single beat in his chest, no pulse, nothing. Yet he is conscious, he speaks and moves. Is he still alive? Or already dead? No one seems able to find an explanation to this strange phenomenon. Valérie, his wife's life coach, offers him a solution, one that confronts Jean-Louis to the ultimate taboo… An adaptation of a Sébastien Thiéry play, “L’Origine du monde” is a subversive and hilarious debut film.
Biography and Filmography
A Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, Laurent Lafitte has been part of the Comédie-Française since 2012. He notably won the Raimu Prize with his stand-up show, “Laurent Lafitte as the name suggests”, in 2008. He also played parts in various films such as “Little White Lies” (2009), “Paul Sanchez is Back!” (2018), or “Savage” (2019), and was nominated for the César for Best Supporting Actor for “Elle” in 2016 and “See You Up There” in 2017. “The Origin of the World” is his first feature film as a director.
Laurent Lafitte, Karin Viard, Vincent Macaigne...
Les Productions du Trésor
StudioCanal
by Laurent Lafitte
A Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, Laurent Lafitte has been part of the Comédie-Française since 2012. He notably won the Raimu Prize with his stand-up show, “Laurent Lafitte as the name suggests”, in 2008. He also played parts in various films such as “Little White Lies” (2009), “Paul Sanchez is Back!” (2018), or “Savage” (2019), and was nominated for the César for Best Supporting Actor for “Elle” in 2016 and “See You Up There” in 2017. “The Origin of the World” is his first feature film as a director.