Movie #230 "The Father of My Children" I saw at the Lincoln Center Theatre, and it was a beautifully photographed film. I don't know Mia Hansen-Love, but I plan to catch some of her other films. Evidently, this is in homage to a French film producer who believed in her, and you can tell this is done with delicacy, with love. Real Life father and daugther play father and older daughter, along with a beautiful wife and adorable two little kids round out the family of this artsy film producer ---- he is always looking for money, and his films don't make any, but he spends every hour, other than time with the family, working at his craft. I never really had a handle on what a producer does until I saw this film, and it's an eye-opener. If you are interested in seeing the ins and outs of the business, check this one out ---- but most importantly, if you are interested in seeing the devastation suicide brings to the family involved, this is one of the best portraits of that I have seen. Your heart breaks for this family and friends who try to finish up the work so he has a legacy. And what is really a legacy? That question is answered IN the film and in the making of the film.
Average rating: 3.351
I gave this 4 stars
The Father of My Children
Le Pere de Mes Enfants
(2008) NR
When a man who seemingly has everything takes his own life, the question on everyone's mind is, why? This drama penned and helmed by Mia Hansen-Løve explores that quandary by recounting the weeks before and after a film producer's suicide. With an adoring family, a job that fulfills him completely and a charismatic bearing that masks all woes, producer Grégoire Canvel appears at the top of his game. But underneath the surface, trouble is brewing.
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