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A taxi driver realizes she's God's typo. Existential crisis has never been this French.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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News from the Good Lord (1996)

meta before meta was coolcosmic clerical errorabsurdist banter

Overview

Comedy

When novelist Alessandro Battavia commits suicide, a taxi driver named Evangile and her brother Nord believe they are characters imagined in a novel, probably one written by God.

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Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Marie Trintignant's deadpan desperation is divine.

Writing

Character names are entire Russian novels. Cheeky.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel cleverly depressed.·Date Night: If your date reads Camus for fun.·Rewatch: Catch the literary name Easter eggs.
Heads up:Emotional: Opens with suicide; grief threads through comedy.
Didier Le Pêcheur

Director

Didier Le Pêcheur

ReleasedJun 12, 1996
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
CNC
Program 33

Top Cast

Marie Trintignant

Marie Trintignant

Evangile

Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros

Karenine

Christian Charmetant

Christian Charmetant

Nord

Jean Yanne

Jean Yanne

Dieu

Michel Vuillermoz

Michel Vuillermoz

Jivago

Isabelle Candelier

Isabelle Candelier

Edwarda

Artus de Penguern

Artus de Penguern

Salambo

Serge Riaboukine

Serge Riaboukine

Ferdydurke

Dany Brillant

Dany Brillant

Laure Adler

Laure Adler

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Florence Thomassin

Florence Thomassin

Bernard Bloch

Bernard Bloch

Patrick Ligardes

Patrick Ligardes

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Character names reference Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago—literally Russian literature cosplay.

Insight

Marie Trintignant and director Le Pêcheur were partners; her performance carries their private comedic language.

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