Malabar Princess (2004)

A man leaves his 8-year old son with his father-in-law who lives near the glacier where the boy's mother died.

Director:

Gilles Legrand

Writers:

Gilles Legrand, Marie-Aude Murail,

Stars:

Jacques Villeret, Jules-Angelo Bigarnet, Michèle Laroque

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jacques Villeret	...	Gaspard
Jules-Angelo Bigarnet	...	Tom (as Jules Angelo Bigarnet)
Michèle Laroque	...	Valentine
Claude Brasseur	...	Robert
Clovis Cornillac	...	Pierre
Damien Jouillerot	...	Benoit
Urbain Cancelier	...	Gaston
Fabienne Chaudat	...	Odette
Georges Claisse	...	Gardien du refuge
Roland Marchisio	...	Le bijoutier
Patrick Ligardes	...	Gendarme Petit
Franck Adrien	...	Gendarme Hélico
Julianne Loucq	...	Sophie
Alexandre Brasseur	...	Gérard
Rémi Bergman	...	The Optician

Storyline

A man leaves his 8-year old son with his father-in-law who lives near the glacier where the boy's mother died.

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Plot Keywords:

savoy | chamonix

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

3 March 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Malabar hercegnője

Filming Locations:

Mont-Blanc, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,982,633 (France) (5 March 2004)

Gross:

$4,981,290 (France) (19 March 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Epithète Films, France 3 Cinéma, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

8 year old boy finds the truth about his mother

I thought this was a beautiful movie. The movie is set in a picturesque alpine village where life seems so much simpler than in a modern Australian city. It was nice to "escape" for an hour and a half.

An 8 year old boy, Tom, is taken by his father to stay with his grandfather (who he does not know) for a while. The boy is at first reluctant to stay with his grandfather, but over the course of the movie the affection between the two grows. The boy's mother disappeared in the Alps five years previously, and the boy seems obsessed with finding out more about the circumstances of her disappearance. Is she dead? Could she still be alive?

Tom goes to school in the village, and makes friends with an older boy. They have adventures together as Tom tries to work out ways to get higher in the Alps to look for his lost mother.

The movie ends on a positive note, with a reconciliation between the boy and his distant father.