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Arnaud Desplechin Starts Filming Bittersweet Comedy in Europe

4/8/2026

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French director Arnaud Desplechin has begun filming The Thing That Hurts, a bittersweet comedy starring Alfre Woodard and J.K. Simmons.
The film is set in Paris and Brussels and follows patients who gather after their psychoanalyst's death.
Wes Anderson serves as executive producer, with Silver Screen Global financing the project.
Production also includes 3SIX9 Studios and CG Cinema as Desplechin pursues humor and emotional depth.

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Story summary

French director Arnaud Desplechin has begun filming The Thing That Hurts, a bittersweet comedy starring Alfre Woodard and J.K. Simmons.
The film is set in Paris and Brussels and follows patients who gather after their psychoanalyst's death.
Wes Anderson serves as executive producer, with Silver Screen Global financing the project.
Production also includes 3SIX9 Studios and CG Cinema as Desplechin pursues humor and emotional depth.