The movie Assassination of the Novelist was a French film released in 2016, directed by Jean-Luc Godard and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, and others. The film was adapted from Nabokov's novel of the same name. It told the story of a novelist who tried to assassinate himself because he was troubled by his own work. The movie, Assassination of the Novelist, received widespread praise after its release. It was hailed as one of Godard's representative works and was considered one of the most representative films of 2016. It displayed the unique charm of French movies through unique narrative techniques and impressive visual effects. In addition, the characters in the movie were also deeply impressed.