Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence at his wife’s side, Elise, and their 3 children until the day when reality skids and he wakes up as an old man in the year 2092. At 120, Mr. Nobody is both the oldest man in the world and the last mortal of a new mankind where nobody dies anymore. But that doesn’t seem to interest or bother him very much. The only questions that preoccupy him in the present is whether he lived the right life for himself, loved the woman whom he was supposed to love, and had the children whom he was meant to have… now his purpose is to find the right answer.
Mr. Nobody (2009)
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Rating:
(31,034 votes)
- Tagline:Nothing is real, everything is possible. »
- Runtime:141 minutes
- Director: Jaco Van Dormael
- Countries:Canada, Belgium, France, Germany
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Actors: Nemo Adult / Old NemoJared LetoElise AdultSarah PolleyAnna AdultDiane KrugerJean Adult (as Linh-Dan Pham)Linh Dan PhamFather NemoRhys IfansMother NemoNatasha LittleNemo age 15Toby RegboAnna age 15Juno TempleElise age 15Clare StoneNemo age 9Thomas Byrne
- Genres:Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Producers: Jean-Yves Asselinexecutive producerJean-Yves Asselinline producerNathalie Gastaldoassociate producerMark Gillassociate producerPhilippe GodeauproducerBert Hamelinckassociate producerAlfred Hürmerco-producerChristian Laroucheco-producerGenevieve Lemalassociate producerAlexandre Lippensassociate producerDaniel Marquetassociate producerMarco Mehlitzco-producerOlivier Rausinexecutive producer: Belgium, Climax FilmsFrank Van Passelassociate producer
- Plot: In the year 2092, one hundred eighteen year old Nemo is recounting his life story to a reporter. He is less than clear, often times thinking that he is only thirty-four years of age. But his story becomes more confusing after he does focus on the fact of his current real age. He tells of his life at three primary points in his life: at age nine (when his parents divorced), age sixteen and age thirty-four. The confusing aspect of the story is that he tells of alternate life paths, often changing course with the flick of a decision at each of those ages. One life path has him ultimately married to Elise, a depressed woman who never got over the unrequited love she had for a guy named Stefano when she was a teenager and who asked Nemo to swear that when she died he would sprinkle her ashes on Mars. A second life path has him married to Jean. Their life is one of luxury but one also of utter boredom. And a third life path has him in a torrid romance with his step-sister Anna, the two who, as adults, would search for each other after having been torn apart as teenagers. These life paths also intersect, with the three women sometimes entering the alternate life in some other aspect. Are any of these lives real or are they all a figment of his imagination? Written by Huggo
- User's comment:Beautiful film. A gem! by isabellealenus
I saw Mr Nobody last night in a jam-packed theatre. I guess that the main reason for this is that I am in Belgium and the writer/director is Belgian. The response of the audience was amazing. I was in Flanders and so the film wasn't dubbed.
The film is magical and surreal. And yet it makes sense. Not many have achieved this, but Jaco Van Dormael seems to have done it with ease. It did take him 13 years however. If you liked Toto Le Héro, you should love this film too. Switching between the UK and Canada works brilliantly and Jared Leto, Toby Regbo and Juno Temple steal the show. Ifans and Little are also fantastic. Diane Kruger's strong German accent is unfortunate as the film needs no unintentional surrealism added to it. I think her role needed a stronger actress (she looks very beautiful though).
In all I recommend everyone to go and see it. The only reason the film gets an 8 (and not a higher score) is because towards the end it seemed to go on a bit. I will go and see it again however. The story really draws you in and I need to go back to search for some answers. I also want to see it again because it is so beautifully filmed. Van Dormael is an artist.
I enjoyed this film as much, if not more, than a David Lynch. And that truly is a compliment.
- Quotes: Jean: Nemo, do I matter to you? I'd just like to ask you one question. Did you do it on purpose? I found this on the bedside table.
- Also known as: Mr. Nobody (Denmark - imdb display title), Mr. Nobody (Germany - imdb display title), Mr. Nobody (Hungary - imdb display title), Mr. Nobody (Japan - imdb display title, English title), Mr. Nobody (Poland - imdb display title), Господин Никто (Russia), Batoni aravin (Georgia - imdb display title), Bay Hiç Kimse (Turkey - imdb display title, Turkish title), Ein Mann, drei Leben - Mr. Nobody (Germany - TV title), Gospodin Nitko (Croatia - imdb display title), Las vidas posibles de Mr. Nobody (Spain - imdb display title), O kanenas (Greece - DVD title), Sr. Nadie (Argentina - imdb display title),
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January 22nd, 2011 at 10:26 pm
This movie is the reason that I didn’t make my spanish rapport. But who gives a shit… This movie was worth it. The acting is outstanding and the history is amazing. For 2 hours my face were planted to my computer screen, unable to remove my eyes for this piece of art.