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Father of my children (Le père de mes enfants) - Chiara Caselli, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Alice de Lencquesaing, Mia Hansen-Løve

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Movie propaganda

Grégoire Canvel (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing) has everything a man could want: a wife he loves, three delightful children and his dream job. He is a film producer and discovering talented film makers and developing films that fit his conception of the cinema - free and true to life - is precisely his reason for living.

His job is demanding and Grégoire devotes almost all of his time and energy to his work. Although he spends weekends with his family at their house in the country - gentle interludes away from the hustle-and-bustle of metropolitan life - even these precious moments are often interrupted by demanding directors and concerned investors.

While Grégoire's very presence commands admiration and his exceptional charisma leads 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. While storm clouds are gathering, Grégoire powers through at all costs. But he is soon forced to face the facts; the end of Moon Films and, in a word, failure. What follows this realisation are the consequences of one gamble too many, and a series of events which will change the lives of his family forever.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama France film producer family work French father business husband success failure

Persons of interest

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
Dominique Frot .... Bérénice
Antoine Mathieu .... Frédéric
Igor Hansen Love .... Arthur Malkavian
Elsa Pharaon .... Colette
Olivia Ross .... Anja
Jamshed Usmonov .... Kova Asimov
Cori Shim .... Ji Hong
Igor Hansen-Løve .... Arthur Malkavian
Magne Brekke .... Stig Janson
Mia Hansen-Løve .... Screenwriter
Mia Hansen-Løve .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Cannes Film Festival 2009: Won: Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize (Mia Hansen-Løve)
Lumiere Awards, France 2010: Won: Best Screenplay (Mia Hansen-Løve)

NB: French language dialogue with English language subtitles
Studios and distributors:

Palace Films

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

When Father of my children (Le père de mes enfants) begins, it seems like a light French lifestyle drama/comedy about a man with too much going on. By the time it ends, you're fucked. Gotta love those French family movies. This one is a bit like Genova only not Italian or English and the wife doesn't die. I'm deciding to not tell you who karks it even though there's a spoiler warning on all reviews. It's too good to spoil. If you like good French dramas, this is one of them. C'est super.

The drama, France movie Father of my children (Le père de mes enfants) is directed by Mia Hansen-Løve and stars Chiara Caselli, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Alice de Lencquesaing.