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      The Way I Killed My Father

      Released Aug 23, 2002 1h 39m Drama List
      89% 44 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Jean-Luc (Charles Berling), a successful geriatrician, enjoys a comfortable life with his wife, Isa (Natacha Régnier). He is shocked to learn that his father, Maurice (Michel Bouquet), who had abandoned the family years earlier, has died in Africa -- and is even more shocked when Maurice shows up a short time later at his house. Without explaining his presence, Maurice insinuates himself into his son's life, charming Isa but bringing Jean-Luc's buried resentment to the surface. Read More Read Less
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      How I Killed My Father is a penetrating character study of father-son ties.

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      Audience Member How can you accept a parent's rejection? How can you imagine the most awful pain and disillusion if you lack any imagination. It's like walking on an amputated leg. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member intense performance fr berling n subtle, very refrained acting fr bouquet. i like! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Mildly absorbing Freudian duel between father and son doctors -- med students, take note! Dad is an Albert Schweitzer swashbuckler, who has run a series of shaky clinics for the destitute of Africa. In rebellion, the son becomes a fatuous and wealthy "gerontologist" who seems to take special pleasure in telling his elderly male patients how decayed they are looking. Watch as these two compete over who's the biggest hypocrite and who **really** understands neglected daughter-in-law Natacha Regnier. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Another glossy psychological drama from France with some great acting especially from Michel Bouquet. Not a huge amount happens but you really get inside the character's heads and the insight into the father/son relationship is handled sensitively. Thoroughly recommend this. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Typicaly French: A story of relationships which takes a while to get your head around the plot. Beautifully shot with some fine performances Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member i love very entertaining Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      The Way I Killed My Father (2001) The Way I Killed My Father (2001) The Way I Killed My Father (2001) The Way I Killed My Father (2001) Charles Berling (Jean-Luc) and Amira Casar (Myriem). Michel Bouquet (Maurice), Natacha Régnier (Isa) and Charles Berling (Jean-Luc). Charles Berling (Jean-Luc) and Michel Bouquet (Maurice). Charles Berling (Jean-Luc) and Michel Bouquet (Maurice). Charles Berling (Jean-Luc). Director Anne Fontaine. View more photos

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      Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe Hushed but scalpel-sharp drama, a movie that'll probably send men in the audience home much quieter than they arrived. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 19, 2003 Full Review Marta Barber Miami Herald Watching these two actors play against each other so intensely, but with restraint, is a treat. Rated: 3/4 Feb 27, 2003 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Vet French actor Michel Bouquet renders such an astounding performance that he elevates Anne Fontaine's family melodrama way above its Freudian foundations and male menopause. Rated: B Dec 20, 2006 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena A bela construo de personagens merece elogios. Rated: 3/5 Aug 26, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Jean-Luc (Charles Berling), a successful geriatrician, enjoys a comfortable life with his wife, Isa (Natacha Régnier). He is shocked to learn that his father, Maurice (Michel Bouquet), who had abandoned the family years earlier, has died in Africa -- and is even more shocked when Maurice shows up a short time later at his house. Without explaining his presence, Maurice insinuates himself into his son's life, charming Isa but bringing Jean-Luc's buried resentment to the surface.
      Director
      Anne Fontaine
      Screenwriter
      Jacques Fieschi, Anne Fontaine
      Distributor
      New Yorker Films
      Production Co
      Ciné B
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 23, 2002, Original
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $145.4K
      Runtime
      1h 39m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)