Le cinéma de papa (1971)

Director:

Claude Berri

Writer:

Claude Berri

Stars:

Yves Robert, Hénia Suchar, Claude Berri

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yves Robert	...	Henri Roger Langmann
Hénia Suchar	...	Betty Langmann - La mère (as Hénia Ziv)
Claude Berri	...	Claude Langmann adulte
Alain Cohen	...	Claude Langmann enfant
Gérard Barray	...	Richard
Teddy Bilis	...	Salomon
François Billetdoux	...	Albert Soifran - l'auteur
Philippe de Broca	...	Jean Timent
Mick Dejon
Arlette Gilbert	...	Simone
Prudence Harrington	...	Sarah
Francis Lemarque	...	Lazarus
Marianne Sureau	...	Arlette Langmann adolescente
Jean-Claude Amyl
Henri Attal	...	Un acteur

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 December 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le cancre

Filming Locations:

Cinéma Le Grand Rex - 1 Boulevard Poissonnière, Paris 2, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Films, Papa's Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque (2004)

User Reviews

Claude Berri's family saga

Berri enjoys telling his stories so much that you feel embarrassed to point out that the material often is pretty thin. This tale of a young Jewish man trying to find his way in Paris in the 60's (will he follow his father into the fur business, or go into films?) is told with such brio, and the actors are encouraged to make the best of their gifts. Gregoire Aslan, for instance, is very funny here (and in Mazel Tov also), much more than in the routine comedies he cranked out for Hollywood. Berri plays himself with his usual hang-dog charm.

But the real star of this picture is Yves Robert, who is tremendous as the father. The scenes in the fur-cutting workshop, where everyone is singing Yiddish songs, the bar where Robert regales his associates with stories of his son's movie career, the home where Robert starts to write scenarios because he's been bitten by the same bug as Claude; they are all well realized. Superb acting, shame about the story.