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Sons

Play trailer Sons 1989,  1h 28m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 2 Reviews Tomatometer 83% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
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Stepbrothers Ritchie (D.B. Sweeney), Mikey (William Forsythe) and Fred (Robert Miranda) take their ailing father (Samuel Fuller) from an American veteran's hospital on a pilgrimage to Normandy, where he had seen action in World War II and once had a girlfriend. The trio -- who spend much of the journey to France arguing -- hang out in some of the seedier sections of Paris, where they meet a transvestite (Jennifer Beals) and also Florence (Stéphane Audran), who captures Mikey's heart.

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A.A. Gill Sunday Times (UK) Oct 11, 2018
But the pristine setting and perfectly styled costumes aside, this is a beguiling adaptation. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 1, 2008
B
An intelligent and restrained adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's autobiographical novel with strong visual imagery that deservedly won the Cinematography Oscar for Freddie Francis. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Alexandre Rockwell

Director

William Forsythe

Mikey

D.B. Sweeney

Ritchie

Robert Guy Miranda

Fred

Samuel Fuller

Father

Stéphane Audran

Florence

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Movie Info

Synopsis Stepbrothers Ritchie (D.B. Sweeney), Mikey (William Forsythe) and Fred (Robert Miranda) take their ailing father (Samuel Fuller) from an American veteran's hospital on a pilgrimage to Normandy, where he had seen action in World War II and once had a girlfriend. The trio -- who spend much of the journey to France arguing -- hang out in some of the seedier sections of Paris, where they meet a transvestite (Jennifer Beals) and also Florence (Stéphane Audran), who captures Mikey's heart.
Director
Alexandre Rockwell
Producer
Mark Toberoff
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 28m
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