How I Killed My Father (2001) ( Comment j'ai tué mon père ) ( My Father and I )

How I Killed My Father (2001) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Comment j'ai tué mon père
Alternate Title: My Father and I
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

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

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Anne Fontaine

Written By:
Jacques Fieschi
Anne Fontaine

Actors:
Michel Bouquet ..... Maurice
Charles Berling ..... Jean-Luc
Natacha Régnier ..... Isa
Amira Casar ..... Myriem
Stéphane Guillon ..... Patrick
Hubert Koundé ..... Jean-Toussaint
Karole Rocher ..... Laetitia
Marie Micla ..... The Prostitute
Nicole Evans ..... The Female Patient
Philippe Lehembre ..... Homeless Guy / Elderly Patient
Pierre Londiche ..... Isa's Father
Jean-Christophe Lemberton ..... Cyril
Manoëlle Gaillard ..... Isa's Mother
Etienne Louvet ..... Myriem's Son
Claude Koener ..... The Official

Synopsis:

Jean-Luc is an established gerontologist who can do no wrong; he runs a private clinic specialising in anti-ageing treatments. Honoured for his work in this field, he throws a garden party at his home. It is during this social event that his father suddenly reappears, back after a long exile. A physician, he had left decades earlier without any apparent reason to practice in Africa. He moves into his son's home for several days, phlegmatically observing everything with an enigmatic smile. He peruses Jean-Luc's life and environment with cruel objectivity. The arrival of this interloper father, who everyone thought had disappeared for good, shatters the family microcosm: Jean-Luc doesn't know how to take him, as if the memory - or the resentment - was nothing but lost time; his wife becomes fond of this highly unconventional man; after first refusing to deal with him, Jean-Luc's younger brother strikes up a modest bond with him.

Jean-Luc, a highly successful doctor, thinks that he has forgotten his father, Maurice; a father who left so long ago and who has been in touch so rarely, it's as if memory - or resentment - were a waste of time. But all of a sudden, Maurice reappears from his long exile and, without any apparent misgivings, he tries to re-enter his children's lives.

When his long-time disappeared father is entering his life again, Jean-Luc, a successful doctor, has no option but to face his own life story. Will he ever be able to forget and forgive?

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 06 April, 2016.