Private Property (2006) Nue propriété (original title)

Director:

Joachim Lafosse

Writers:

Joachim Lafosse
François Pirot

Release Date:

24 January 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Since Luc granted a divorce to Pascale ten years ago, he paid generous alimony and left a fine country house as long as their twin sons remain at home...

Plot Keywords:

Home | Twins | Divorce | Twin Brother | Female Nudity

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Isabelle Huppert	...	Pascale
Jérémie Renier	...	Thierry
Yannick Renier	...	François
Kris Cuppens	...	Jan
Patrick Descamps	...	Luc
Raphaëlle Lubansu	...	Anne
Sabine Riche	...	Gerda
Dirk Tuypens	...	Dirk
Philippe Constant	...	Ami de Jan
Catherine Salée	...	Amie de Jan
Delphine Bibet	...	Karine
Mathias Wertz	...	Enfant amis 1
Jonas Wertz	...	Enfant amis 2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anton Biral	...	Gerda as a child
Jean-Benoît Ugeux	...	Ami de Thierry

Directed by
Joachim Lafosse

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joachim Lafosse
François Pirot

Produced by
Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre	....	associate producer
Eddy Géradon-Luyckx	....	associate producer
Donato Rotunno	....	associate producer
Joseph Rouschop	....	producer
Arlette Zylberberg	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Hichame Alaouie

Film Editing by
Sophie Vercruysse

Casting by
Kadija Leclere

Production Design by
Anna Falguères

Costume Design by
Nathalie du Roscoat

Makeup Department
Thi-Loan Nguyen	....	key makeup artist
Antonella Prestigiacomo	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Vincent Canart	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexandra Gayzal	....	second assistant director
Valerie Houdart	....	first assistant director
Vania Leturcq	....	assistant director
Céline Morsomme	....	second assistant director
Valéry Rosier	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Benoît Biral	....	sound re-recording mixer
Quentin Collette	....	boom operator
Benoit De Clerck	....	sound
Benoit De Clerck	....	supervising sound editor
Ingrid Simon	....	sound editor
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicolas Boucart	....	key grip
Thomas Caselli	....	first assistant camera (as Thomas Casselli)
Jean-François Metz	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marie Morel	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Emilien Lazaron	....	first assistant editor
Hervé Vander Heyden	....	telecine dailies colorist

Other crew
Emilie Flamant	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Tarantula
• MACT Productions (co-production)
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (co-production)
• Wallimage (participation)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Sogécinéma 2 (participation)
• Cofinova 2 (in association with)
• Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg
• Région Wallonne
• Tarantula

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Haut et Court (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Cinemax (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• Imovision (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• New Yorker Films (2007) (USA) (all media) (subtitled)
• Red Envelope Entertainment (2007) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Eye-Lite Group  camera equipment provided by
• Eye-Lite Group  lighting
• Philophon  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Nue propriété" - Luxembourg (original title)

Runtime:

Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:95 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

Luxembourg | Belgium | France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Italy:T | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Chaumont-Gistoux, Wallonia, Belgium

Company:

Tarantula

Very well constructed drama.

This movie tells the story of a family collapsing on its own equilibrium. The director chooses a series of very essential and meaningful scenes and we seldom see close ups. The camera is almost always fixed in one point, and this gives the viewer the sensation of being a hidden witness to the events. Real life brothers Jérémie and Yannick Renier play 2 twin brothers that couldn't be more different. One is instinctive, passionate, ill-tempered and self-confident, while the other is more sensitive, shy and withdrawn. Their divorced mother is played by a brilliant Isabelle Huppert, and is experiencing a second wind in her life and believes that her sons are pinning her down. When she decides to sell their house to start a new life with her lover, tension rises and the family bursts apart. Lafosse has proved to have talent as a director. I give it a 6/10.