Le deuxième acte

Applying the same scrutiny and metatextual irony to cinema that he used to dissect the hypocrisies of the theatre world in YANNICK, Quentin Dupieux’s latest work is a film about making a (bad) film within a film, or something along those lines... LE DEUXIÈME ACTE follows four actors coming together to create a formulaic romantic comedy that most of them despise, with these scenes progressively intertwined with the film itself to form a mise en abyme that continually defies interpretation—and sometimes even logic. While featuring inventive plot twists reminiscent of Charlie Kaufman, Dupieux’s film is cruder and more overtly comedic. This ‘meta-comedy’ satirises everything from contemporary film production to the excesses of political correctness, from actors’ vanity to the many secrets and lies of the (French) entertainment industry. Léa Seydoux, Philippe Garrel, Vincent Lindon and the ever-intense and surprising Raphaël Quenard fully embrace the increasingly absurd situations their characters face, in a film that manages to be both subtle and gross, hilarious and unapologetically crude—all trademarks of Dupieux’s distinctive style. (Diego Lerer)

On Sunday 27th of October, our main sponsor, Erste Bank invites you to a matinee with free admission.
ISSUANCE OF THE TICKETS FOR THE ERSTE BANK Vermehrt Schönes!-Matinee
The free tickets (max. 2 per person) are available at the Viennale advance booking offices, in the festival cinemas and via the Erste Bank Vermehrt Schönes! lottery: sponsoring.erstebank.at

Quentin Dupieux: NONFILM (2002), STEAK (2007), RUBBER (2010), WRONG (2012), WRONG COPS (2013), RÉALITÉ (2014), AU POSTE! (2018), LE DAIM (2019), MANDIBULES (2020), INCROYABLE MAIS VRAI (2022), FUMER FAIT TOUSSER (2022), YANNICK (2023), DAAAAAALI! (2023)