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What's in a Name?

Original title: Le prénom
  • 20122012
  • PGPG
  • 1h 49m
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7.3/10
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What's in a Name? (2012)
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Vincent is about to become a father. At a meeting with childhood friends he announces the name for his future son. The scandalous name ignites a discussion which surfaces unpleasant matters ... Read allVincent is about to become a father. At a meeting with childhood friends he announces the name for his future son. The scandalous name ignites a discussion which surfaces unpleasant matters from the past of the group.Vincent is about to become a father. At a meeting with childhood friends he announces the name for his future son. The scandalous name ignites a discussion which surfaces unpleasant matters from the past of the group.
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    • Alexandre de La Patellière
    • Matthieu Delaporte
    • Matthieu Delaporte(original play)
    • Alexandre de La Patellière(original play)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Bruel
    • Valérie Benguigui
    • Charles Berling
    • Alexandre de La Patellière
    • Matthieu Delaporte
    • Matthieu Delaporte(original play)
    • Alexandre de La Patellière(original play)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Bruel
    • Valérie Benguigui
    • Charles Berling
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    • 27User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
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    Patrick Bruel in What's in a Name? (2012)
    Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling, Patrick Bruel, Guillaume de Tonquédec, and Judith El Zein in What's in a Name? (2012)
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    Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling, Patrick Bruel, Guillaume de Tonquédec, and Judith El Zein in What's in a Name? (2012)
    Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling, Patrick Bruel, and Guillaume de Tonquédec in What's in a Name? (2012)

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    Patrick Bruel
    Patrick Bruel
    • Vincent
    Valérie Benguigui
    • Elisabeth
    Charles Berling
    Charles Berling
    • Pierre
    Guillaume de Tonquédec
    Guillaume de Tonquédec
    • Claude
    Judith El Zein
    Judith El Zein
    • Anna
    Françoise Fabian
    Françoise Fabian
    • Françoise
    Yaniss Lespert
    • Jean-Jacques, le livreur
    Miren Pradier
    • Sonia, l'infirmière
    Alexis Leprisé
    • Apollin
    Juliette Levant
    • Myrtille
    Bernard Murat
    • L'obstétricien
    Benoît Pilot
    • Exécutif réunion Anna
    • (uncredited)
    Fanny Thiennot
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
      • Alexandre de La Patellière
      • Matthieu Delaporte
      • Matthieu Delaporte(original play)
      • Alexandre de La Patellière(original play)
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    • Trivia
      The film is adapted from the play written by both directors, created in Paris in 2010 (théâtre Edouard-VII) staged by Bernard Murat, and sharing the exact same cast, except for the character of Claude, who was, on stage, played by Jean-Michel Dupuis. And of course, some minor characters have been added for the film : the two children, the pizza boy, and the hospital crew. Among this hospital crew, the doctor is played by Bernard Murat, who was the stage director of the play.
    • Goofs
      (at around 40 mins) Claude turns down the volume of the stereo, but he is turning on the wrong wheel - it's not the amplifier but the cassette recorder.
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      In the opening credits, only the first names of the cast and crew are seen.
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      Featured in At the Movies: Episode #10.23 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Hello My Darling
      Music by Jérôme Rebotier

      Lyrics by Debra Reynolds and Jérôme Rebotier

      Performed by Pascale Salkin, Sacha Crépin, Debra Reynolds, Edgar Novak and Jérôme Rebotier

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    8/10
    French Carnage
    As you sit in front of Le Prénom, you can't help but think how many similarities it shares with Carnage (Polanski, 2011): same middle class context, almost the same setting, but with that French flavour that makes everything much tastier. Vincent is about to become father for the first time, and, during a dinner at his sister's house, he's asked about the name his wife Anna and he want to give their son. This simple, lame question sets off an evening where secrets are revealed, feelings are declared and hypocrisy is unmasked.

    I think the movie, built on a very strong and witty screenplay, wouldn't have worked the same if the actors hadn't been so good, with so much remarkable chemistry between them. The cast is directed as if it were a company in a theatre: everyone has to be empathic with the others, in order to make the script work.

    Better to watch it in original language, with subtitles: it's worth the risk to miss some of the dialogue.
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    • greenylennon
    • Jul 30, 2012

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    • Release date
      • December 13, 2013 (United States)
      • France
      • Belgium
      • Official site (France)
      • French
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      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Chapter 2
      • Pathé
      • TF1 Films Production
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    • 1 hour 49 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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