Whatever is a 1999 French drama film directed by Philippe Harel, starring Harel and José Garcia. The original French title is Extension du domaine de la lutte, which means "extension of the domain of struggle." It tells the story of a man whose misanthropy goes out of control due to a business trip together with a colleague. It is based on the novel Whatever by Michel Houellebecq.

Whatever
Directed byPhilippe Harel
Screenplay byPhilippe Harel
Based onWhatever by Michel Houellebecq
Produced byAdeline Lecallier
StarringPhilippe Harel
José Garcia
CinematographyGilles Henry
Edited byBénédicte Teiger
Production
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Lazennec Productions
StudioCanal
Distributed byMars Distribution
Release date
  • 13 October 1999 (1999-10-13)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$2.8 million
Box office$420,000[1]

The film was released on 13 October 1999 through Mars Distribution. It had 55,967 admissions in France.[2]

Cast

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  • Philippe Harel as Notre héros
  • José Garcia as Raphael Tisserand
  • Catherine Mouchet as La psy
  • Cécile Reigher as Catherine Lechardey
  • Marie-Charlotte Leclaire as H. La secrétaire de LA Brette
  • Philippe Agael as Buvet
  • Christophe Rossignon as Bernard

References

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  1. ^ JP. "Extension du domaine de la lutte (1999)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
  2. ^ "Extension du domaine de la lutte". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2014-07-28.
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