Comment J'ai Tue Mon Pere
2001
In this French suspense drama directed by Anne Fontaine (DRY CLEANING), Charles Berling stars as Jean-Luc, an established physician whose comfortable, middle-class existence is thrown into turmoil by the reappearance of his absentee father Maurice (veteran French actor Michel Bouquet). Maurice had abandoned his family decades .. Read more
| Starring | Michel Bouquet, Charles Berling, Amira Casar, Natacha Regnier |
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| Director | Anne Fontaine |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Comment J'ai Tue Mon Pere
In this French suspense drama directed by Anne Fontaine (DRY CLEANING), Charles Berling stars as Jean-Luc, an established physician whose comfortable, middle-class existence is thrown into turmoil by the reappearance of his absentee father Maurice (veteran French actor Michel Bouquet). Maurice had abandoned his family decades earlier to practice medicine in Africa, and Jean-Luc still harbors hurt and resentment at his father's unexplained rejection. Now Maurice is back in his son's life, but rather than offer remorse and reconciliation, the father casts a cruel and judgmental eye on the bourgeois existence Jean-Luc has chosen for himself. What ensues is an oedipal tangle in which Jean-Luc can no longer avoid confronting his own past and the emotional damage that has shaped his life.
| Starring | Michel Bouquet, Charles Berling, Amira Casar, Natacha Regnier, Hubert Kounde, Francois Berleand |
|---|---|
| Director | Anne Fontaine |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Apr 2003 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
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Screenwriter Jacques Fieschi seeks to replicate the intensity achieved in his collaborations with Claude Sautet in this simmering, but largely superficial study of bourgeois manners. Charles Berling is suitably uptight as the successful Parisian physician whose confidence is dented by the return of his father, Michel Bouquet, who abandoned the family years before to tend the sick in the Third World. Director Anne Fontaine captures the mix of envy, respect and animosity that fuels the relationship. But she leaves Berling's wife, Natacha Régnier, on the periphery, when her hesitant reaction might have provided an emotional counterbalance to the psychological posturing.
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Modern Typical French Film
This is a nicely shot piece with a faint story line, the story of a man's (lack of) relationship with his father. It is typical in that not a lot happens but is is intruiging and interesting. It is well acted and the locations and photography are excellent
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Modern Typical French Film
This is a nicely shot piece with a faint story line, the story of a man's (lack of) relationship with his father. It is typical in that not a lot happens but is is intruiging and interesting. It is well acted and the locations and photography are excellent
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Comment J'ai Tue Mon Pere
In this French suspense drama directed by Anne Fontaine (DRY CLEANING), Charles Berling stars as Jean-Luc, an established physician whose comfortable, middle-class existence is thrown into turmoil by the reappearance of his absentee father Maurice (veteran French actor Michel Bouquet). Maurice had ...
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