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Chinese Puzzle

Chinese Puzzle

20136.61h 57m

Overview

Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.

Directed by Cédric Klapisch
Written by Cédric Klapisch
Produced by Cédric Klapisch, Arlette Zylberberg, Bruno Levy
Box Office0Revenue: $17.0M

Top Cast

Romain Duris

Romain Duris

Xavier Rousseau

Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou

Martine

Cécile de France

Cécile de France

Isabelle

Kelly Reilly

Kelly Reilly

Wendy

Sandrine Holt

Sandrine Holt

Ju

Flore Bonaventura

Flore Bonaventura

Isabelle

Jochen Hägele

Jochen Hägele

les philosophes allemands

Benoît Jacquot

Benoît Jacquot

Xavier's Dad

Martine Demaret

Martine Demaret

Xavier's Mom

Li Jun Li

Li Jun Li

Nancy

Themes & Keywords

friendshipchinatownimmigrationfamilyusa politicssham marriagefrenchman abroad

About Chinese Puzzle

Chinese Puzzle is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2013 exploring themes of friendship, chinatown, immigration, family, usa politics, sham marriage. Directed by Cédric Klapisch, it stars Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France. Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.

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