The Suicide Shop (film)
| The Suicide Shop | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Patrice Leconte |
| Produced by |
Gilles Podesta Thomas Langmann André Rouleau |
| Written by | Patrice Leconte |
| Based on |
The Suicide Shop by Jean Teulé |
| Music by | Etienne Perruchon |
| Edited by | Rodolphe Ploquin |
| Distributed by | ARP Sélection (France) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country |
France Canada Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €9.9 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.5 million[2] |
The Suicide Shop (French: Le Magasin des suicides) is a 2012 French animated film written and directed by Patrice Leconte and is based on Jean Teule's novel of the same name.
It was released on 16 May 2012 in France.[3] As with the source material, it centres on an undepressed child born into a proprietarial family that runs a shop that sells suicide adjuncts in a dilapidated, near future apocalyptic city ravaged by the vicissitudes of severe climate change.
Plot
In a French city where life is difficult, due to a high cost of living, the suicide rate is really high. Only one family's wealthy: The Tuvache, owners of the suicide shop, where you can find everything necessary to easily pass in your own home. Business is great until Lucrèce Tuvache gives birth to her third born, Alan: From when he was a baby, he can't help but smile, and once a grown up, he still keeps this daily happiness, conversely from his sister and brother, who always have a frown on their faces. In school Alan, thanks to the help of some classmates, starts stopping some customers in the shop from committing suicide. Knowing that suicide is not the right thing to do, Alan asks his friend's uncle to build a car with a music centre so loud and powerful that it destroys every gear in the shop: The poison vials fall from the shelves, mushrooms from tables, everything slides on the ground and breaks. Alan gets scolded by his mother, and sent back in the shop where, with surprise from everyone, Marilyn is in the arms of one of the customers of the shop, a boy that was looking for a death instrument but knowing Marilyn, he rethinks it, asking the girl to marry him. Lucrèce, happy, agrees. While they eat crèpes made by the young man, Mishima comes out of the bedroom where he was recovering, attracted by the smell of crèpes. Mad about the festive climate, he asks for explanations and, when Alan admits being guilty, he chases after him around the whole city with a sword in hand. Arrived on a roof of a skyscraper, Alan says sorry and fakes suicide, throwing himself off the building. Everyone starts to despair and cry but Alan, with help from his friends, survives the jump, making his father laugh for the first time. The suicide shop turns into a nice crèpes shop.
French Voices
- Bernard Alane as Mishima Tuvache, the father
- Isabelle Spade as Lucrèce Tuvache, the mother
- Kacey Mottet Klein as Alan Tuvache, the son
- Isabelle Giam as Marilyn, the daughter
- Laurent Gendron as Vincent, the son
- Pierre-François Martin-Laval as the handsome boy
- Eric Métayer as psychiatrist / the tramp
- Jacques Mathou as Mr Calmel / Mr Dead-For-Two
- Urbain Cancelier as the doctor / Neurasthenia
- Pascal Parmentier as Uncle Dom / the gymnastics instructor
- Edouard Prettet as the melancholia
- Jean-Paul Comart as the guard / the bridges suicidal
- Nathalie Perrot as the little woman n°1
- Annick Alane as the old little woman / the little woman n°2
- Juliette Poissonnier as Ms Dead-For-Two / the woman
- Philippe du Janerand as the fever man/ the spouse
Reception
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 71%, based on 7 reviews, with an average score of 6.5/10.[4]
Accolades
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Film Awards | Young Audience Award | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Le Magasin des suicides". JP's Box-Office.
- ↑ "Le magasin des suicides (The Suicide Shop)". Box Office Mojo.
- ↑ "Prochaines SORTIES CINÉMA en France". Animeland.com (in French). 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ↑ "Le magasin des suicides (The Suicide Shop)". Rotten Tomatoes.