A Loving Father
(2002)
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A Loving Father
(2002)
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... |
Leo Shepherd
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| Guillaume Depardieu | ... |
Paul
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| Sylvie Testud | ... |
Virginia
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| Julien Boisselier | ... |
Arthur
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| Noémie Kocher | ... |
Marthe
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| Hiam Abbass | ... |
Salma
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Frédéric Polier | ... |
Andre
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Pierre-Alexandre Crevaux | ... |
Paul, Age 8
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Pippa Schallier | ... |
Virginia, Age 11
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Johanna Mohs | ... |
Pippi
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Jacques Frantz | ... |
Antoine Levy
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| Sten Eirik | ... |
Sven Boland
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Karina Aktouf | ... |
Paul's fiancee
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| Roberto Bestazzoni | ... |
Policeman
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| Manuela Biedermann | ... |
Hospital nurse
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Writer Léo Shepherd lives in rural France together with his daughter Virginia, who manages his affairs. One day Virginia gets a call from the Swedish Academy. Léo has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His estranged son Paul tries desperately to contact him, but is denied every time by his sister. When Léo starts traveling to the ceremony in Stockholm by motor bike, Paul decides to follow him and try to speak to him. Clearly Léo doesn't want to be followed, starts speeding and gets involved in a accident, but isn't badly hurt. The police confuse another motorist for Shepherd and announce his death. Paul, driven by his childhood experiences, decides to kidnap his father. Written by Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)
This movie is an extremely gripping story of family relations involving a famous father. Both Depardieus are wonderful but I was blown away by the performance of Sylvie Testud. She riveted me every moment that she was on the screen. The story focuses on Leo Shepherd (Gérard Depardieu)a famous writer on the verge of winning a Nobel prize and examines what life is like for those in the family where the father is the focus of international attention and adoration. Other family members are left to identify themselves relative to the father. While the focus of the film is on a famous father, the power children give their parents makes many of this film's story lines relevant to all.