Galway Film Society

The Big Picture

Paul Exben is a success story. He has a great job, a glamorous wife and two wonderful sons, except that this is not the life he has been dreaming of. His seemingly enviable life starts to unravel when he discovers that his wife has been sleeping with Gregoire, an aspiring photojournalist – a profession Paul had considered in his youth. A moment of madness changes his life, forcing him to assume a new identity that will enable him to live his life fully. Eric Lartigau directs this material with both polish and urgency. The elements of crime and guilt unfold with elegance, but ultimately The Big Picture is the portrait of an artist on the run, escaping the shackles of conformity and embracing liberated selfhood. Paul emerges as a man coming into his own as a creator in this thrillingly intense film.