Les garçons et Guillaume, à table! (2013)

Mrs. Gallienne, a rather temperamental upper middle-class lady, has three children, two of whom she considers as her sons and another she calls Guillaume. Logically indeed, the latter ... See full summary »

Director:

Guillaume Gallienne

Writers:

Guillaume Gallienne (screenplay), Claude Mathieu (collaboration on screenplay),

Stars:

Guillaume Gallienne, André Marcon, Françoise Fabian

12 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guillaume Gallienne	...	Guillaume / Maman
André Marcon	...	Le père
Françoise Fabian	...	Babou
Nanou Garcia	...	Paqui
Diane Kruger	...	Ingeborg
Reda Kateb	...	Karim
Götz Otto	...	Raymund
Brigitte Catillon	...	La tante d'Amérique
Carole Brenner	...	La tante polyglotte (as Carol Brenner)
Charlie Anson	...	Jeremy
Hervé Pierre	...	Le psychiatre militaire (as Hervé Pierre Sociétaire de la Comédie-Française)
Nicolas Wanczycki	...	Le psychiatre civil
Paula Brunet-Sancho	...	Maria
Yvon Back	...	Le prof d'équitation
Karina Marimon	...	Pilar

Storyline

Mrs. Gallienne, a rather temperamental upper middle-class lady, has three children, two of whom she considers as her sons and another she calls Guillaume. Logically indeed, the latter teenage creature does not picture himself as a boy, rather as a girl or at best as a homosexual. But how can a mother act in such an objectionable way? And why? Through a series of painful chain of experiences, Guillaume will discover little by little who he is actually and will manage to break free from her pernicious influence.

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Plot Keywords:

masturbation | brother brother relationship | same actor playing two characters simultaneously on screen | identity crisis | psychotherapy | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont [France] Official site [Japan]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English Spanish German

Release Date:

20 November 2013 (France)

Also Known As:

A Mamã, os Rapazes e Eu!

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

LGM Productions, Rectangle Productions, Don't Be Shy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 134.320.

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Soundtracks

Ianuarii Ira
Remix of "Dies Irae" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by G 23

User Reviews

Egocentric

This movie can hardly fall in the comedy category since the humour is almost imperceptible, it boils down to a succession of often boring slices of life, assembled together with not much coherence.

Indeed the main problem of this « comedy » is the absence of a plot, there is no real point developed, the only common denominator being the identity quest of a main character who is unlovable, almost annoying.

The narration is chaotic because of these monologues on stage that really don't create a good dynamic and that stand out a lot too much, on the form and content, from the tone of the rest of the movie.

Guillaume Galliene's intention surely seems sincere and sensitive but the end result, in addition to being unsound and unfinished, is a bit egocentric.

A big disappointment considering the raving critics and awards it received.