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Actors: Philippe Noiret, Charles Berling, Bruno Putzulu, Pascal Elbé
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Father and Sons |
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Michel Boujenah co-wrote and directed FATHER AND SONS (Père et fils) in 2003.
Léo is the father of three sons, David, Max and Simon, he sees every six months or so and always separately because David and Max simply don't speak to each other for years now. Léo is very much affected with this family situation so the day he suffers a slight cardiac malaise, he imagines the following plan in order to bring his family together. He tells his sons that he has to undergo open-heart surgery soon, which is not true at all, and that he wants to spend a week with them in Canada before the operation. Just in case he should die in the hospital.
David and Max reluctantly accept to accompany Léo and Simon. In Canada, the atmosphere is rather tense between the two brothers during the first days but all the family members start soon to enjoy the trip. One day, Léo takes them to Mado, a woman living in a farm, who's got the reputation to be able to cure all kind of sicknesses with her magnetism. The three sons secretly hope that Mado will cure their father while Léo is ready to endure any kind of treatment provided that his family stays with him.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Father and Sons |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Brother
Family, caring for sick?
Yes
Who is sick?
- Father
because he/she is
- physically ill
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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