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You Will Be My Son

Tu seras mon fils

2011

Gilles Legrand

Niels Arestrup, Lorànt Deutsch, Patrick Chesnais, Anne Marivin ...

6.5

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Drama Paul de Marseul (Niels Arestrup) is the passionate, demanding proprietor of his prestigious family wine estate. But he has no faith in his son, Martin (Lorànt Deutsch), who works at the vineyard. Paul dreams of a harder-working, successful son—a dream that one day seemingly materializes when he meets Philippe (Nicolas Bridet), the son of his dying estate manager (Patrick Chesnais). Can Paul turn against his own blood and turn Philippe ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Niels Arestrup delivers an award-caliber turn as a malevolent patriarch in this gripping melodrama"
		Boyd van Hoeij Variety	"A classy, full-bodied family drama from Gallic scribe-helmer Gilles Legrand"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Legrand handles the absurdity with some style, and there is something clever in making an apparently minor character responsible for a major narrative flourish. An enjoyable spectacle (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"As metaphors for life go, wine has a very high yield, and Gilles Legrand's sensitive screenplay tramples out every last drop of juice"
		Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader	"Great talent and a monstrous ego often come as a package deal, as illustrated by this insightful, taut 2011 drama set in Bordeaux"

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