By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Anne Fontaine
Starring: Amira Casar | Charles Berling | Michel Bouquet | Natacha Régnier
Original language title: Comment j'ai tué mon père
Country: france, spain
Year: 2002
Running time: 100
IMDB: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0268219
Michael says: “Technically proficient and strongly acted, the downfall of Fontaine’s drama is in its detachment. Central character, Jean-Luc, is a successful doctor, with a beautiful, classy wife. When his father returns to France after living for many years in Africa, neither Jean-Luc, nor his younger brother are very happy to see him. What follows is a look at class issues, parental abandonment and emotional detachment. Bouquet gives a stand-out performance as the returning father, and Natacha Regnier (DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS) is a vision of beauty and quiet, hidden anger as Jean-Luc’s wife. Unfortunately, Jean-Luc himself is so unsympathetic that it is difficult to care about his story.” 2 1/2 cats