New Film Follows Low-Poly Man Convinced He’s Living In A PlayStation Game
Le Vertige is a new animated film by Quentin Dupieux that satirizes the obsession with realism in digital media. The story follows Jacques, a man who believes he is living in a low-polygon PlayStation game, trying to convince his friends of this reality. The film critiques the nature of simulation and the absurdity of everyday life through its unique animation style.
- ▪Le Vertige is directed by Quentin Dupieux, known for his absurdist filmmaking.
- ▪The film features Alain Chabat as Jacques, who believes he is living in a video game.
- ▪Dupieux's work often subverts genre expectations, focusing on farcical elements.
- ▪Le Vertige was presented at the Cannes Film Festival alongside another film, Full Phil.
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New Film Follows Low-Poly Man Convinced He’s Living In A PlayStation Game Quentin Dupieux's Le Vertige satirizes a world obsessed with realism in a world that won't strain your graphics card Cannes Film FestivalMoviePS1 By Zack Kotzer Published May 30, 2026 | Comments (0) | 𝕏 Copied! Le Vertige Director Quentin Dupieux presented two films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, one of which is his animated debut Le Vertige. The musician turned director has been fiddling with absurdist, often meta-fictional satires since his earliest films, and the latest is no different. The new movie follows a man increasingly convinced he’s living in a simulation. This would sound conspiratorial to most everyone except the audience, who can clearly see he’s living in a low-polygonal PlayStation game.
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