Father of My Children ( Le père de mes enfants ) ( Der Vater meiner Kinder )

Father of My Children (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Le père de mes enfants
Alternate Title: Der Vater meiner Kinder
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

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

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

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Mia Hansen-Løve

Written By:
Mia Hansen-Løve

Actors:
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing ..... Grégoire Canvel
Chiara Caselli ..... Sylvia Canvel
Alice de Lencquesaing ..... Clémence Canvel
Alice Gautier ..... Valentine Canvel
Manelle Driss ..... Billie Canvel
Eric Elmosnino ..... Serge
Sandrine Dumas ..... Valérie, l'assistante de production
Dominique Frot ..... Bérénice, la directrice de production
Antoine Mathieu ..... Frédéric, le comptable
Igor Hansen-Løve ..... Arthur Malkavian
Elsa Pharaon ..... Colette, la secrétaire
Olivia Ross ..... Anja, la stagiaire
Jamshed Usmonov ..... Kova Asimov
Cori Shim ..... Ji Hong, la cinéaste coréenne
Yejin Kim ..... La traductrice

Synopsis:

Gregoire Canvel has everything a man could want: a wife he loves, three delightful children and his dream job - he is a film producer. Discovering talented filmmakers and developing films that fit his conception of the cinema, free and true to life, is precisely his reason for living. Gregoire devotes almost all of his time and energy to his work. Although he spends weekends with his family at their house in the country, even these precious moments are regularly interrupted by demanding directors and concerned investors. While Gregoires very presence commands admiration, and his exceptional charisma lead many to believe he is invincible, the future of his prestigious production company, Moon Films, is in doubt; too many productions, too many risks, too many debts. Storm clouds are gathering, and Gregoires realisation that he may have made one gamble too many will trigger a series of events that will change the lives of his family forever.

A family is forced to learn a painful lesson about the man of the house in this drama from director Mia Hansen-Love. Gregoire Canvel (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing) is an independent film producer who runs a well-respect production company, Moon Films. For Gregoire, to work is to live, and while he loves his wife Sylvia (Chiara Caselli) and their three daughters Clemence (Alice de Lencquesaing), Valentine (Alice Gautier) and Billie (Manelle Driss), during the week he's practically a stranger to them. Gregoire makes a point of spending each weekend with his family at their cottage in the country, but even then separating him from his cell phone is all but impossible, and Sylvia and the girls are reaching the end of their patience with Gregoire and his obsession with work. Though there's no question that Gregoire is devoted to Moon Films, he's kept a secret from Sylvia and his daughters about the state of the company, and it's not until a sudden, desperate act forces Sylvia into leadership of the company that they come to understand the real reasons behind his unrelenting schedule.

Gregoire Canvel has everythng a man can want. A wife he loves, three delightful children and a stimulating job as a film producer. Yet his prestigious production company is on it's last legs. Too many productions, too many risks and too many debts. Even when storm clouds begin to gather Gregoire ploughs on at all costs. However his life will drastically change when he's forced to face the reality of his situation.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 29 July, 2010.

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