A Bookshop in Paris

A Bookshop in Paris (Italian: Il materiale emotivo, lit. 'The emotional substance', French: Un dragon en forme de nuage, lit. 'A cloud-shaped dragon') is a 2021 romance film co-written and directed by Sergio Castellitto. A co-production between Italy, France and United States, it stars Sergio Castellitto, Bérénice Bejo and Matilda De Angelis.

A Bookshop in Paris
Directed by	Sergio Castellitto
Screenplay by	Margaret Mazzantini Sergio Castellitto
Story by	Ettore Scola Silvia Scola Furio Scarpelli
Produced by	Andrea Petrozzi
Starring	Sergio Castellitto Bérénice Bejo Matilda De Angelis
Cinematography	Italo Petriccione
Edited by	Chiara Vullo
Music by	Arturo Annecchino
Release date	2021 (2021)
Language	Italian

Plot

Cast

• Sergio Castellitto as Vincenzo
• Bérénice Bejo as Yolande
• Matilda De Angelis as Albertine
• Clementino as Clemente
• Sandra Milo as Madame Milo
• Alex Lutz as Gérard
• Marie-Philomène Nga [fr] as Colombe
• Nassim Lyes [fr] as Alain
• Maxence Dinant as Father Mathieu
• Bruno Gouery as the kleptomaniac

Production

The film comes from the script of an unrealized project by Ettore Scola.^[1] Prior to this adaptation, the script was first adapted by Ivo Milazzo in a graphic novel entitled Un drago a forma di nuvola.^[2][3] The film was shot in Cinecittà.^[2]

Release

The film opened the 2021 Bari International Film Festival and was released on Italian cinemas on 7 October 2021.^[1][4]

Reception

The film won the Silver Ribbon for best production design, and got a nomination for best original story.^[5][6]