My Dog Stupid

2020 • 106 minutes

About this movie

Henri is a middle-aged writer with fading inspiration who has published nothing worthy of note in years. Feeling increasingly misunderstood by his wife and four grown up deadbeat kids, he dreams of running away to start over again. Yet when he discovers an unattractive, bad-mannered dog in his garden, he decides to adopt him, and both start developing an unexpected friendship that inevitably upsets Henri’s family and neighbors. A bittersweet and moving comedy about love standing the test of time, starring iconic real-life couple Charlotte Gainsbourg & Yvan Attal.

Ratings and reviews

Slow but worth watching. Disappointment, despair, loss of love, heartfelt sadness touched with irony and a few chuckles along the way. Poignant lessons in life with a big slobbering stupid dog. Not entirely a comedy. Not even close.

Quite entertaining and Ms Gainsbourg and her real life husband make a great pair. The issues facing parents of adult children are universal.

3.7 ratings on Tus. 2021 11:11