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You Will Be My Son

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You Will Be My Son
Two men in the foreground, the one closest to the camera has his head bowed, the other looks on disapprovingly. Background of a French vineyard
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGilles Legrand
Written byGilles Legrand
Delphine de Vigan
Produced byFrédéric Brillion
Gilles Legrand
StarringNiels Arestrup
Lorànt Deutsch
CinematographyYves Angelo
Music byArmand Amar
Production
company
Epithète Films
Distributed byUniversal Pictures International
Release date
  • 24 August 2011 (2011-08-24)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$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

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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

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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

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References

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