The Elementary Particles (2021 film) explained

Director:	Antoine Garceau
Screenplay:	Gilles Taurand
Based On:	Atomised by Michel Houellebecq
Cinematography:	Antoine Roch
Music:	Yuksek
Network:	France 2
Runtime:	118 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

The Elementary Particles (fr|Les Particules élémentaires) is a 2021 French television drama film directed by Antoine Garceau for France 2. It is based on the novel Atomised by Michel Houellebecq and has a screenplay by Gilles Taurand.^[1] It stars Guillaume Gouix and Jean-Charles Clichet and tells the story of two half brothers, where the first half of the film is about their adolescence and the second is about them as adults.^[2]

It premiered on 17 September 2021 at the Festival La Rochelle Cinéma, where it was shown out of competition as a two-part television film.^[3] It was changed into one film of 1 hour and 58 minutes before it was shown on France 2 on 31 January 2022.^{[4] [5]} It had 2 million viewers, which was 10% of the viewership.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Sotinel . Thomas . 31 January 2022 . 'Les Particules élémentaires', sur France 2 : un requiem pour la masculinité d'après Michel Houellebecq . subscription . . fr . 23 December 2022 .
2. News: Lépine . Elise . 30 January 2022 . Que vaut vraiment l'adaptation télévisée des 'Particules élémentaires' ? . . fr . 23 December 2022 .
3. Web site: France 2 présente une adaptation des 'Particules élémentaires' de Houellebecq au festival de Fiction de La Rochelle . fr . 18 September 2021 . 23 December 2022 .
4. Web site: C. K. G. . 27 January 2022 . Ultra moderne solitude : 'Les Particules élémentaires' . fr . . 23 December 2022 .
5. News: Jaurès . Cécile . 31 January 2022 . 'Les Particules élémentaires', l'œuvre sulfureuse de Michel Houellebecq adaptée par France 2 . . fr . 23 December 2022 .
6. News: Zoltobroda . Michaël . 1 February 2022 . Audiences TV : 2,2 millions de téléspectateurs devant l'élimination du PSG en Coupe de France . . fr . 23 December 2022 .