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A Self-Made Hero

Play trailer A Self-Made Hero 1996,  1h 45m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
This acclaimed French satire focuses on Albert Dehousse (Mathieu Kassovitz), a restless young man living in a small village, who longs to be a World War II hero but is denied military service because his mother is a war widow. When Albert finds out that his late father wasn't as upstanding as he'd thought, and that his mother has been a Nazi collaborator, he leaves his home and family and heads to Paris to join the French Resistance, passing himself off as a hero despite his sheltered life.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
In a larger sense, it's about our human weakness for inventing stories about ourselves, and telling them so often that we believe them. Go to Full Review
Maria Garcia Film Journal International Jul 10, 2007
Clever as the commentary may be, you simply don't care what happens to the protagonist. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 30, 2005
3/5
James Berardinelli ReelViews Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4
Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Jan 1, 2000
1.5/4
The first half of the film is hopelessly muddled with the latter half being relatively better. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jacques Audiard

Director

Mathieu Kassovitz

Albert Dehousse

Anouk Grinberg

Servane

Sandrine Kiberlain

Yvette

Albert Dupontel

Dionnet

Nadia Barentin

The General's Wife

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Movie Info

Synopsis This acclaimed French satire focuses on Albert Dehousse (Mathieu Kassovitz), a restless young man living in a small village, who longs to be a World War II hero but is denied military service because his mother is a war widow. When Albert finds out that his late father wasn't as upstanding as he'd thought, and that his mother has been a Nazi collaborator, he leaves his home and family and heads to Paris to join the French Resistance, passing himself off as a hero despite his sheltered life.
Director
Jacques Audiard
Producer
Patrick Godeau
Screenwriter
Jean-Francois Deniau, Alain Le Henry, Jacques Audiard
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 1996, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$119.5K
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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