Welcome Abroad ( Bienvenue parmi nous ) ( Welcome Aboard )

Welcome Abroad (DVD) (*)

$28.99

Original Title: Bienvenue parmi nous
Alternate Title: Welcome Aboard
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Jean Becker

Written By:
Jean Becker
François d'Épenoux

Actors:
Patrick Chesnais ..... Taillandier
Jeanne Lambert ..... Marylou
Miou-Miou ..... Alice
Jacques Weber ..... Max
Xavier Gallais ..... Le maître d'hôtel
Raphaëline Goupilleau ..... La femme de l'agence
Didier Bénureau ..... Le vendeur
Julien Barbier ..... Le garçon 1
Urbain Cancelier ..... Le boucher
Amaury Baudoin ..... Mathias
Ludovic Berthillot ..... Le videur
Martine Borg ..... La bouchère
Amandine Chauveau ..... La pompiste
Jacques Develay ..... Le réceptionniste
Christophe Dias-Valerio ..... L'interne

Synopsis:

Taillandier (Patrick Chesnais) is a well-known painter in his sixties, but despite his success he finds himself overwhelmed by depression and decides to give up on his art. With no direction or destination in mind, he leaves his home without giving an explanation to even those closest to him. During his travels he has an unlikely encounter with Marylou (Jeanne Lambert), a young girl rejected by her own mother and also seeking out her path in life. As the pair travels together the bond between them grows closer, akin to a father-daughter relationship, as they give each other the helping hand they both need to make sense of their lives once more.

Sixtysomething artist Taillandier (Patrick Chesnais) is in a creative trough. He hasn't put brush to canvas in a year, and walks out on his long-suffering spouse, destination unknown. Along the road, he's joined, as much by accident as design, by 15-year-old stray Marylou (newcomer Jeanne Lambert), who's been thrown out by her troubled mum. Neither of them know where to go next, so the older man takes the girl under his wing, fatherly instinct kicking in, perhaps a prelude to the regeneration of creative impulses. Although it thankfully resists the lechery angle, this easygoing drama from 79-year-old Jean Becker is bland and predictable in almost every other respect, looking no further than the usual odd-couple clichés and opting for trite story beats rather than believable characterisation. Kudos to the leads however, who emerge with credit: Lambert never overdoes the pouty teen petulance, and Chesnais (who played a not dissimilar curmudgeonly role in 2005's 'Not Here To Be Loved') always ensures there's an underlying warmth to his grumpy old codger.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 14 March, 2013.