You Will Be My Son

2011 French film

24 August 2011 (2011-08-24)

Running time

102 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget$5.9 million^[1]Box office$6.3 million^[2]

You Will Be My Son (French: Tu seras mon fils), is a French tragedy film directed by Gilles Legrand. It is co-written by Legrand, Sandrine Cayron, and Delphine de Vigan, and stars Niels Arestrup and Lorànt Deutsch in the main roles.^[3]^[4] It was released in France on 24 August 2011.

Plot

Arestrup plays Paul de Marseul, a passionate and demanding winemaker dissatisfied at the prospect of his son, Martin (Lorànt Deutsch), taking over his vineyard. He dreams of a more talented successor, and finds him in the person of Phillipe (Nicolas Bridet), the son of his steward, François (Patrick Chesnais). M. de Marseul lavishes attention and praise on Phillipe while disparaging Martin's efforts, eventually inviting Phillipe rather than Martin to attend his investiture in the Legion d'honneur.

Reception

Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film 3½ out of 4 stars, and called it "the stuff of Greek tragedy," while praising its tonal and narrative control.^[5] Le Figaro gave the film three out of four stars and called it "a great vintage."^[6]

Cast

Niels Arestrup - Paul de Marseul
Lorànt Deutsch - Martin de Marseul
Patrick Chesnais - François Amelot
Nicolas Bridet - Philippe Amelot
Anne Marivin - Alice
Valérie Mairesse - Madeleine Amelot
Xavier Robic - Lacourt's son
Urbain Cancelier - Lacourt's father
Shirley Bousquet - Jessica, barmaid
Jean-Marc Roulot - Doctor Vermont
Nicolas Marié - The Notary
Hélène de Saint-Père - The Journalist

References

^ "Tu seras mon fils (You Will Be My Son) (2011)". JPBox-Office. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
^ "You Will Be My Son 2012 Re-release". Box Office Mojo. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
^ Listing on allocine.fr (in French) Retrieved 24 August 2011.
^ New York Times listing. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
^ Christy Lemire, "You Will Be My Son," RogerEbert.com, September 11, 2013.
^ Delcroix, O. Tu seras mon fils : Un très grand cru Le Figaro, 24 August 2011.(in French) Retrieved 24 August 2011