Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté (1988)

Director:

Claude Lelouch

Writer:

Claude Lelouch

Stars:

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Richard Anconina, Lio

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Sam Lion
Richard Anconina	...	Albert Duvivier, dit Al
Lio	...	Yvette, 1ère femme de Sam
Béatrice Agenin	...	Corinne, dernière femme de Sam
Marie-Sophie L.	...	Victoria, fille de Sam
Jean-Philippe Chatrier	...	Jean-Philippe, fils de Sam
Gila von Weitershausen	...	Une rencontre de Sam
Michel Beaune	...	Notaire de Sam
Pierre Vernier	...	Curé de Sam
Philippe Lorin	...	Toubib de Sam
Annie Philippe	...	Secrétaire de Sam
Céline Caussimon	...	Soeur de Al
Daniel Gélin	...	Pierrot Duvivier, père de Al
Alexis Gruss	...	Monsieur Loyal
Nicolas Mallet	...	Sam à 3 ans

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Country:

France West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

30 November 1988 (France)

Also Known As:

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films 13, Cerito Films, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After the last flop, Belmondo returns with this movie which was the sixth highest grossing movie of its year in France and won him the César, the French equivalent of the Oscar.

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Goofs

During the artistic performance on the elephant in the circus the number of brick stones young Sam is balancing on fluctuates.

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Connections

Featured in One Hundred and One Nights (1995)

User Reviews

Jean Paul Belmondo's best role

Sam Lion (Jean Paul Belmondo) discovers he needs to take some time off as everybody around him relies to much on him and stages his own death. When he discovers those he loved ans still loves are in need, he gets Albert Duvivier (Richard Anconina) to help them. In search of his own past, of his own desires, this fabulous film by Claude Lelouch is a man's quest for himself at a ripe age.

Built like all Lelouch films, the film's beginning with constant flashbacks may be puzzling, especially scenes where Paul Belmondo (who looks a huge lot like his father) is playing a young Sam Lion while Sam Lion stands in the same room - a flashback sequence which takes a second to grasp.

One of Lelouch's most elaborate works, L'itineraire d'un infant gate is a must-see tale of self fulfilment.