The Art of Nothing

The Art of Nothing (French: L'Art d'être heureux) is a 2024 comedy film written and directed by Stefan Liberski. The film had its world premiere at the 19th Rome Film Festival on 17 October 2024.^[1] At the 14th Magritte Awards, The Art of Nothing was nominated in the categories of Best Actor (Poelvoorde) and Best Original Score (Casimir Liberski).^[2]

The Art of Nothing
Film poster
French	L'Art d'être heureux
Directed by	Stefan Liberski
Written by	Stefan Liberski
Based on	La Dilution de l'artiste by Jean-Philippe Delhomme
Produced by	Jean-Yves Roubin Cassandre Warnauts
Cinematography	Hichame Alaouié
Edited by	Frédérique Broos
Music by	Casimir Liberski
Release date	17 October 2024 (2024-10-17) (Rome)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Belgium France
Language	French

Synopsis

The story is based on the 2001 novel La dilution de l’artiste by Jean-Philippe Delhomme. The film stars Benoît Poelvoorde as an unknown and disillusioned painter who decides to quit his job and move to a small town in Normandy, hoping to create a masterpiece.

Cast

• Benoît Poelvoorde as Yves Machond
• Camille Cottin as Cécile Fouasse-Demaupré
• François Damiens as Claude Fouasse
• Gustave Kervern as Bagnoule
• Lorella Cravotta as Macha Moniak