The Favorite Son Movie Review 1994

Troubled family history is examined between three adult French brothers and their Italian immigrant father. A dutiful son, hotel manager Jean-Paul (Lanvin) regularly visits elderly father Raphael (Herlitzka). But Jean-Paul has problems. Desperate for cash to pay his loan shark, he approaches estranged younger brother Philippe (Barr), a wealthy lawyer, who is loath to help, while older schoolteacher brother Francis (Giraudeau) has little spare cash. Jean-Paul decides to take out a life insurance policy on dad--who promptly disappears--leaving the brothers to reluctantly come to terms in order to find him. French with subtitles.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on VHS
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Insurance, Brothers & Sisters, Dads, Family Drama

Screenplay

Nicole Garcia

Cast

Gerard Lanvin, Jean-Marc Barr, Bernard Giraudeau, Roberto Herlitzka, Margherita Buy

Cinematography

Eric Gautier

Director

Nicole Garcia

Music

Philippe Sarde

Producer

Philippe Carcassonne, Alain Sarde

Awards

Cesar 1995: Actor (Lanvin).