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To Stay Alive: A Method is a 2016 Dutch documentary film directed by Erik Lieshout, Arno Hagers and Reinier van Brummelen. It is based on Michel Houellebecq's 1991 essay "To Stay Alive", about struggling artists, the role of the poet, and mental health problems. It features marginal artists as well as Houellebecq and the rock singer Iggy Pop, who reads from the original essay.
Original Release
09/30/2016
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anne Claire Bourdin | Anne Claire |
| Jérôme Tessier | Jérôme |
| Robert Combas | Robert |
| Michel Houellebecq | Vincent |
| Iggy Pop | Self / Narrator |
| Joseph d'Angelo | Self - Psychiatrist |
| Jean-Paul Bourdin | Self |
| Danielle Bourdin | Self |
| Julien Bourdin | Self |
| Jasmijn Haak Wegmann | Sylvie |
Directors
Arno Hagers, Reinier van Brummelen, Erik Lieshout
Writers
Michel Houellebecq, Erik Lieshout
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anne Claire Bourdin | Anne Claire |
| Jérôme Tessier | Jérôme |
| Robert Combas | Robert |
| Michel Houellebecq | Vincent |
| Iggy Pop | Self / Narrator |
| Joseph d'Angelo | Self - Psychiatrist |
| Jean-Paul Bourdin | Self |
| Danielle Bourdin | Self |
| Julien Bourdin | Self |
| Jasmijn Haak Wegmann | Sylvie |
| Peter Haak Wegmann | Marc's Father |
| Thomas Haak Wegmann | Marc |
| Brecht Hekkema | Michel |
| Alexander Bont | Patrice |
| Rose Mes | Henri's Mother |
| Pepijn Kroegman | Henri |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Koert Davidse | Producer |
| Arnauld de Battice | Producer |
| Marc Thelosen | Producer |
