Le Garçu (English: "The Boy") is a 1995 French drama film directed by Maurice Pialat and starring Gérard Depardieu.[3] It was Pialat's final work. He was dissatisfied with the film and even planned to re-edit it, but his failing health made that impossible.[4]
| Le Garçu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Pialat |
| Written by | Sylvie Danton Maurice Pialat |
| Produced by | Philippe Godeau Gérard Louvin |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Larrieu Myriam Touzé |
| Edited by | Hervé de Luze |
| Distributed by | PolyGram Film Distribution[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $428[2] |
Plot
editGérard, mentally still adolescent, adores Antoine, his four-year-old son with Sophie, his second and much younger wife. On a holiday to Mauritius, she finally can no longer stand his immature behaviour and returns with the child to Paris. Gérard is given a room by his ex-wife and finds himself company for the nights. Taking Sophie and Antoine for a holiday to Sables d'Olonne, they meet up with Jeannot and his partner. The woman pounces on Gérard for a night's fling, but Jeannot is seriously drawn to Sophie and, moving in with her, helps looks after little Antoine. When a hospital in Auvergne rings to say that Gérard's father ("le garçu" in the local dialect) is on his deathbed, Sophie unhesitatingly goes there with him. Her support brings the two closer again, but Gérard is never going to grow up and Jeannot has become a father to the child.
Cast
edit- Gérard Depardieu as Gérard
- Géraldine Pailhas as Sophie
- Antoine Pialat as Antoine
- Dominique Rocheteau as Jeannot
- Fabienne Babe as Cathy
- Élisabeth Depardieu as Micheline
- Claude Davy as Le Garçu
- Isabelle Costacurta as Isabelle
Filming
editRelease
editThe film was screened at the New York Film Festival on 30 September 1996.[6] In 2005, Le Garçu was screened at Dryden Theatre.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Le Garçu (1995)". UniFrance. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Le Garçu (1995)". The Numbers. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (2011). "New York Times: Le Garçu". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ Warehime, Marja: Maurice Pialat (French Film Directors), Manchester University Press, 2006, p. 155, ISBN 0719068223.
- ^ Dupont, Joan (3 November 1995). "The Movie Guide: Le Garcu". The New York Times/International Herald Tribune.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (30 September 1996). "A Charming Bully En Famille". The New York Times. p. 16.
- ^ Papaleo, Dayna (27 July 2005). "Better late than never". CITY.
Further reading
edit- Nesselson, Lisa (5 November 1995). "Le Garcu". Variety.
External links
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