The Elementary Particles (2021 film)

The Elementary Particles
Based onAtomised by Michel Houellebecq
Screenplay byGilles Taurand
Directed byAntoine Garceau
Starring
Music byYuksek
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
Production
CinematographyAntoine Roch
Running time118 minutes
Original release
NetworkFrance 2
Release31 January 2022 (2022-01-31)

The Elementary Particles (French: Les Particules élémentaires) is a 2021 French television drama film directed by Antoine Garceau for France 2. It is based on the novel Atomised by Michel Houellebecq and has a screenplay by Gilles Taurand.[1] It stars Guillaume Gouix and Jean-Charles Clichet and tells the story of two half brothers, where the first half of the film is about their adolescence and the second is about them as adults.[2]

It premiered on 17 September 2021 at the Festival La Rochelle Cinéma, where it was shown out of competition as a two-part television film.[3] It was changed into one film of 1 hour and 58 minutes before it was shown on France 2 on 31 January 2022.[4][5] It had 2 million viewers, which was 10% of the viewership.[6]

References

  1. ^ Sotinel, Thomas (31 January 2022). "'Les Particules élémentaires', sur France 2 : un requiem pour la masculinité d'après Michel Houellebecq". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ Lépine, Elise (30 January 2022). "Que vaut vraiment l'adaptation télévisée des 'Particules élémentaires' ?". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "France 2 présente une adaptation des 'Particules élémentaires' de Houellebecq au festival de Fiction de La Rochelle" (in French). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ C. K. G. (27 January 2022). "Ultra moderne solitude : 'Les Particules élémentaires'" (in French). France Télévisions. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ Jaurès, Cécile (31 January 2022). "'Les Particules élémentaires', l'œuvre sulfureuse de Michel Houellebecq adaptée par France 2". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. ^ Zoltobroda, Michaël (1 February 2022). "Audiences TV : 2,2 millions de téléspectateurs devant l'élimination du PSG en Coupe de France". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2022.