Private Property (2006)

A divorced mother of two boys reaching adulthood decides to sell their house, find love and get on with her life away from her husband and sons; a decision that will lead to an escalating fraternal dispute.

Director:

Joachim Lafosse

Writers:

Joachim Lafosse, François Pirot

Stars:

Isabelle Huppert, Jérémie Renier, Yannick Renier

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited 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

Storyline

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. Pascale always acted as if she was the provider and head of the household, even now the inseparable brothers are twenty. But she started a secret affair with Flemish neighbor, cook Jan, whose ambition is to start a restaurant and B&B with her. As the boys learn she wants to cancel her job and sell the house for the project, college-man Thierry, who has a steady girl Anne, naturally refuses to let her spend dad's money meant for them. Gentler François, content to remain a handyman, would consider letting her and maybe working in the 'family business'. This causes trouble, even after Pascale moves out to Gerda's indefinitely, leading to tragedy.

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | pubic hair | lingerie | copulation | coitus | 

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Taglines:

Superb... Shades Of Early Polanski.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Haut et Court [France]

Country:

Belgium France Luxembourg

Language:

French

Release Date:

24 January 2007 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Propiedad privada

Filming Locations:

Café de la Poste, 243 chaussée de Huy, Chaumont-Gistoux, Wallonia, Belgium

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,086, 20 May 2007

Gross USA:

$62,897

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$545,473

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tarantula, MACT Productions, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 115083.

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Quotes

Pascale: Look, I told you not to come here anymore. Don't come round anymore, full stop. Just transfer the money. Meet wherever you want, but not here.
Luc: Pascale, I'm not a bank. And I can still see them, can't I? Are we going to have a fight because I came to see the kids?
Pascale: No, but do I go and do my stuff at your place?
Luc: I bought this house. Without my money, who knows where you'd be?
Pascale: If you want to see your father, you'll have to do it somewhere else.
Luc: I still have a right to see them, God damn it!
Pascale: All ...
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Crazy Credits

À Nos Limites.

User Reviews

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.