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The Way I Killed My Father

Play trailer The Way I Killed My Father 2002,  1h 39m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 88% 43 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
88% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Jean-Luc (Charles Berling), a successful geriatrician, enjoys a comfortable life with his wife, Isa (Natacha Régnier). He is shocked to learn that his father, Maurice (Michel Bouquet), who had abandoned the family years earlier, has died in Africa — and is even more shocked when Maurice shows up a short time later at his house. Without explaining his presence, Maurice insinuates himself into his son's life, charming Isa but bringing Jean-Luc's buried resentment to the surface.
The Way I Killed My Father

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Critics Consensus

How I Killed My Father is a penetrating character study of father-son ties.

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Ty Burr Boston Globe Dec 19, 2003
3.5/4
Hushed but scalpel-sharp drama, a movie that'll probably send men in the audience home much quieter than they arrived. Go to Full Review
Jane Sumner Dallas Morning News Dec 26, 2002
B
Trs French, trs fascinating psychodrama. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Nov 22, 2002
3.5/4
This is a harrowing movie about how parents know where all the buttons are, and how to push them. Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Dec 20, 2006
B
Vet French actor Michel Bouquet renders such an astounding performance that he elevates Anne Fontaine's family melodrama way above its Freudian foundations and male menopause. Go to Full Review
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Aug 26, 2003
3/5
A bela construo de personagens merece elogios. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Anne Fontaine

Director

Michel Bouquet

Maurice

Charles Berling

Jean-Luc

Natacha Régnier

Isa

Amira Casar

Myriem

Stephane Guillon

Patrick

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The Way I Killed My Father

The Way I Killed My Father (2001) Charles Berling (Jean-Luc) and Amira Casar (Myriem). Michel Bouquet (Maurice), Natacha Régnier (Isa) and Charles Berling (Jean-Luc). Charles Berling (Jean-Luc) and Michel Bouquet (Maurice). Charles Berling (Jean-Luc) and Michel Bouquet (Maurice). Charles Berling (Jean-Luc). Director Anne Fontaine. View more photos

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Synopsis Jean-Luc (Charles Berling), a successful geriatrician, enjoys a comfortable life with his wife, Isa (Natacha Régnier). He is shocked to learn that his father, Maurice (Michel Bouquet), who had abandoned the family years earlier, has died in Africa — and is even more shocked when Maurice shows up a short time later at his house. Without explaining his presence, Maurice insinuates himself into his son's life, charming Isa but bringing Jean-Luc's buried resentment to the surface.
Director
Anne Fontaine
Producer
Philippe Carcassonne
Screenwriter
Jacques Fieschi, Anne Fontaine
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Production Co
Ciné B
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 2002, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$145.4K
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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