My Dog Stupid (French: Mon chien Stupide) is a 2019 French comedy-drama film directed by Yvan Attal and starring Attal and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The screenplay, written by Attal, Dean Craig and Yaël Langmann, is based on the short story of the same name from John Fante's novella West of Rome, published posthumously in 1986.

My Dog Stupid
FrenchMon chien Stupide
Directed byYvan Attal
Written by
Based on"My Dog Stupid"
by John Fante
Produced by
  • Vincent Roget
  • Georges Kern
  • Florian Genetet-Morel
Starring
CinematographyRémy Chevrin
Edited byCélia Lafitedupont
Music byBrad Mehldau
Production
companies
  • Same Player
  • Good Times Production
  • Montauk Films
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
  • 20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) (FFA)
  • 30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) (France)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$10 million [1]
Box office$4.1 million[2]

The film premiered at the 2019 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival[3] and was released in France by StudioCanal on 30 October 2019.[4] As of November 2022, 80% of the 10 critical reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[5]

Cast

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  • Yvan Attal as Henri Mohen
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg as Cécile Mohen
  • Ben Attal as Raphaël Mohen
  • Adèle Wismes as Pauline Mohen
  • Pablo Venzal as Noé Mohen
  • Panayotis Pascot as Gaspard Mohen
  • Éric Ruf as Professor Fréderic Mazard

References

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  1. ^ "Mon chien Stupide (My Stupid Dog) (2019) - JP Box-Office".
  2. ^ "My Dog Stupid". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ Rietsch, Hélène (19 August 2019). ""Faire un film, c'est deux ans de votre vie" : "Mon chien stupide" d'Yvan Attal lance le Festival du film francophone". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ "My Stupid Dog". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "My Dog Stupid". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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