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

Quicklook Rating★½

synopsis

Jean-Luc is an established gerontologist who can do no wrong; he runs a private clinic specializing in anti-ageing treatments. Honored 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.

details

Drama
1 hr. 40 min.
Opened August 23rd, 2002

MovieGoer Review

The comfortable, regimented life of a prosperous gerontologist comes unraveled when his estranged father pays an unexpected and prolonged visit.

Story

Jean-Luc is a successful 40-year-old gerontologist with a busy prac... MORE

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synopsis

Jean-Luc is an established gerontologist who can do no wrong; he runs a private clinic specializing in anti-ageing treatments. Honored 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.

details

Drama
1 hr. 40 min.
Opened August 23rd, 2002

MovieGoer Review

The comfortable, regimented life of a prosperous gerontologist comes unraveled when his estranged father pays an unexpected and prolonged visit.

Story

Jean-Luc is a successful 40-year-old gerontologist with a busy prac... MORE