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title: "New Film Follows Low-Poly Man Convinced He’s Living In A PlayStation Game"
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summary: "Le Vertige is Quentin Dupieux's animated debut presented at Cannes Film Festival, following a man convinced he's living in a low-polygon PlayStation game while his skeptical friends dismiss his simulation theory. The film, created using Blender, satirizes the pursuit of realism in CGI and continues Dupieux's signature style of absurdist, meta-fictional filmmaking."
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# New Film Follows Low-Poly Man Convinced He’s Living In A PlayStation Game

Cannes Film Festival Movie PS1 By Zack Kotzer Published May 30, 2026 | Comments ( 5 ) | 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. In Le Vertige , Alain Chabat playes Jacques, who is desperate to convince his closest friends that their life is low-key a video game. Ever-skeptical of this Matrix -style revelation, no one else seems flinched by the ethereal, inconsequential nature of their day-to-day lives. All of this elevated by the fact that this entire world is very obviously being run of a ‘90s CD-ROM, their blocky bodies looking like they naturally operate with tank controls. Dupieux, formally known as the DJ Mr. Oizo, has been building a rather prolific run as an absurdist filmmaker. His debut film was 2010’s Rubber . Advertised as a horror movie about a murderous tire, the film rolled out against audience expectations, making elaborate jokes about the lawn chair audience waiting for this psychic car part to continue its rampage. Much of his work has followed a similar model, teasing some typical genre romp, but constantly abandoning the plot to pursue some grander farce. Animated using Blender, Le Vertige pokes fun at the relentless pursuit of realism in computer generated imagery, especially in the shadow of AI generated imagery . It was one of the two films Dupieux ran at this year’s Cannes. The other was Full Phil , a live action comedy starring Kirsten Stewart, Woody Harrelson and the reunion of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. It follows a millionaire’s attempt to reestablish a connection with his daughter through a Paris vacation. 🕹️ Level up your inbox Don’t miss the latest reviews, news and tips. Sign up for our free newsletter. Sign me up Leave this field empty if you're human: You May Also Like Entertainment Nintendo’s Live-Action Zelda Movie Keeps Changing Release Dates Make up your mind Mr. Miyamoto! By Ethan Gach Published May 13, 2026 Culture YouTuber Banned From Cedar Point After Eating Chicken Nuggets On Coaster Allen Ferrell has been barred from all Six Flags parks after smuggling McDonald's onto the Millennium Force By Zack Kotzer Published May 30, 2026 Entertainment Minecraft Movie 2 Reveals Full Title And Confirms Kirsten Dunst As Alex With Matt Berry Back As Someone New The name was revealed at TwitchCon 2026 By Ethan Gach Published May 30, 2026 Culture El Tigre Creator Backs Away From AI Amazon Cartoon After One Day Of Guillermo Del Toro Subtweets Amazon's ‘Punky Duck’ has already ruffled a few a feathers, but it's not the only controversy among the trio of AI-generated cartoons By Zack Kotzer Published May 30, 2026 Culture Original Star Wars Editor And Saga’s ‘Secret Weapon’ Marcia Lucas Passes Away Lucas was one of the key architects of the original Star Wars saga, not to mention her work on Taxi Driver, Medium Cool and American Graffiti By Zack Kotzer Published May 30, 2026 Culture Pokemon 11-Year-Old Pokémon Card Collector Isn’t A Fan: ‘I Just Flip Cards’ For some younger folks, Pokémon is known less as a multimedia franchise and more as a profit opportunity By Kenneth Shepard Published May 29, 2026 Latest news Researchers Put Grok AI In Charge Of A World Simulation And It Ended With ‘183 Crimes Committed’ And Humanity’s Total ‘Extinction’ New Film Follows Low-Poly Man Convinced He’s Living In A PlayStation Game YouTuber Banned From Cedar Point After Eating Chicken Nuggets On Coaster Minecraft Movie 2 Reveals Full Title And Confirms Kirsten Dunst As Alex With Matt Berry Back As Someone New El Tigre Creator Backs Away From AI Amazon Cartoon After One Day Of Guillermo Del Toro Subtweets New Report Suggests Age Verification Service Used By PlayStation And Meta Is A Privacy Mess The Xbox Fan Freakout Over Logos Points To An Impossible Balancing Act Original Star Wars Editor And Saga’s ‘Secret Weapon’ Marcia Lucas Passes Away