---
title: 'To Stay Alive: A Method (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Reinier van Brummelen'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 70
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Netherlands'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/to-stay-alive-a-method-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5224766/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# To Stay Alive: A Method (2016)

2016 · 70 min · Documentary · Netherlands


## Synopsis

To Stay Alive: A Method is a 2016 Dutch documentary film directed by Erik Lieshout, Arno Hagers and Reinier van Brummelen. It is based on Michel Houellebecq's 1991 essay "To Stay Alive", about struggling artists, the role of the poet, and mental health problems. It features marginal artists as well as Houellebecq and the rock singer Iggy Pop, who reads from the original essay.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Reinier van Brummelen](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinier-van-brummelen), [Erik Lieshout](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-lieshout), [Arno Hagers](https://cinepixo.com/people/arno-hagers)
- **Director of Photography:** [Reinier van Brummelen](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinier-van-brummelen)
- **Editor:** [Reinier van Brummelen](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinier-van-brummelen), [Arno Hagers](https://cinepixo.com/people/arno-hagers)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Iggy Pop](https://cinepixo.com/people/iggy-pop)

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