Father Of My Children
Review
by Anthony Morris
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Father Of My Children
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It doesn't take long to figure out that Gregoire (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing) is a busy man.
Juggling
phone calls as he walks and drives the streets of Paris running his
film production company Moon films, he is clearly a man with a lot on
his plate.
But he also seems to be a warm and caring father
and a loving husband – when he’s not on the phone trying to put out one
work-related fire or another.
Clearly he is a man passionate about his work and film in general, but as Father Of My Children
progresses it starts to become clear that his juggling act has an
increasing sense of desperation to it : money is tight, the business is
running on credit that’s running out, and his options are
narrowing. At which point something happens upon which the entire film pivots...
Without giving too much away, everything changes, and yet doesn’t change, as Father Of My Children's story – which, despite the title, turns out to be the story of Moon films, continues on its way.
It
is certainly an interesting angle to take, but it does mean that a lot
of the more personal plot threads are left dangling. It's a look at a
man's life almost entirely through the lens of his work, and that makes
it a somewhat restricted look.
Though those restrictions are
interesting in themselves, it does make this one of those films where
the end is "a new beginning" – a beginning that seems more interesting
than the film we just saw.
2.5 out
of 5
Father Of My Children
Australian release: 26th August,
2010
Official
Site: Father Of My Children
Cast: Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Chiara Caselli, Alice de Lencquesaing, Alice Gautier, Manelle Driss, Eric Elmosnino
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
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