They are almost all plans. Jean Dujardin in the doctor, in the shower, in his kitchen, in his bed, in the middle of a nightmare or drifting in the sea. The trailer of The man who narrowstransported by the French star with French by its role in The artistIt was presented this Thursday, July 3. Jan Kounen’s movie will be released in theaters on October 29.
This is a new adaptation of SF Adventure novel The man who narrows By Richard Matheson, published in 1956, already brought to the screen in a film by the American Jack Arnold, dating from 1957. She tells the story of a man who is gradually reducing after being confronted during a sea release with a strange meteorological phenomenon, without exploring for science. Then he will become the prey of animals and insects and will have to survive in an environment that has become hostile, while he is increasingly questioned about his identity.
“I understand more our version as a rehabilitation of Richard Matheson’s book than as a new version of the film. We took many important elements that were only in the book (…). However, we have maintained the linear structure of the film, the novel was had an explosive chronology,” said Jan Kounen first, in December 2024.
Jean Dujardin shares the poster with Quebec Marie-Josée Croze (Don’t tell anyone, Maelström …), Salim Talbi or Daphné Richard. Jan Kounen, who recently launched the feature film My cousin (358,000 tickets in 2020 according to CBO), find Jean Dujardin after working with him in 99 Franks (1.2 million tickets in 2007).
Produced by Pitchipoï Productions and Uumedia and distributed by Universal Pictures France, science fiction work, written by Jan Kounen and Christophe Desidlands, promises to be one of the most anticipated French exits of autumn.
Source: BFM TV
