To Stay Alive: A Method (2016): Cast

This documentary explores the life and work of Michel Houellebecq through the lens of Iggy Pop, who reads and interprets his manifesto. Combining Iggy’s performance with interviews featuring people who inspired Houellebecq’s writing, the film draws connections between his literary themes and their lived experiences. It’s a thought-provoking look at suffering and the creative process.

• EL Co-director Erik Lieshout
• AH Co-director Arno Hagers

• MH Michel Houellebecq as Vincent
• Iggy Pop as themselves
• RC Robert Combas as Robert
• JT Jérôme Tessier as Jérôme

Also known as

• Rester Vivant : Méthode
• 투 스테이 얼라이브: 어 메소드