China Synopsis
Le Mystère Henri Pick
In a bizarre Breton library that collects rejected, never published manuscripts, a young editor discovers a novel that she considers a masterpiece. It was written by a certain Henri Pick, a cook who died two years earlier and who, according to his widow, had never read a book in his life or written anything but a shopping list… Did he have a secret life? When the book becomes a huge best-seller, Jean- Michel Rouche, a skeptical and stubborn literary critic, teams up with Joséphine, Pick’s daughter, to unravel the mystery.
Audience Engagement
415 audience reviews — more than 91% of China films in our index.
Review volume (91th percentile) outruns trending popularity (62th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Drama + Comedy in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Mystery of Henri Pick itself).
The 2018–2020 China Window
The Mystery of Henri Pick holds position #151 of 219 China films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including The Mystery of Henri Pick. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.
The 659th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #542 of 946 China films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Drama productions specifically: #342 of 547 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Belgium, China, France |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Spoken Languages | French, Russian |
| Production Companies | Gaumont, France 2 Cinéma, SCOPE Pictures, Mandarin Production |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | March 6, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt8263936 |