The Green House Movie Review 1996

Fernand Bonard (Rich) is the aged caretaker of the Paris zoo's botanical gardens during the waning days of WWII. His son Armand (Labarthe) is a collaborator who arrives at his father's home with eight-year-old daughter, Philippine (Stevenin), to celebrate her birthday. When Armand is suddenly killed by the Gestapo, Fernand begins an elaborate deception for his granddaughter, portraying her father as a hero of the French Resistance but his illusions take an unexpected turn. French with subtitles.

Distribution

First Run Features, The Film Center Building, 630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1213, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)243-0600, Toll-free: 800-229-8575, Fax: (212)989-7649, Email: info@firstrunfeatures.com, URL: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com

Available on VHS
Running time 93 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Paris, Family Ties, Childhood Visions

Screenplay

Philippe de Broca, Alexandre Jardin

Cast

Claude Rich, Salomee Stevenin, Samuel Labarthe, Catherine Jacob, Rose Thiery

Cinematography

Janos Kende

Director

Philippe de Broca

Music

Charles Court

Producer

Harold Reichebner, Alain Clert, Yves Pasquier, August Entertainment, Castle Hill Productions