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My Father the Hero (original French title: Mon père, ce héros) is a 1991 French film directed by Gérard Lauzier starring Gérard Depardieu. An English language remake of the movie was made in 1994 with Gérard Depardieu reprising his role.
| Mon père, ce héros | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gérard Lauzier |
| Written by | Gérard Lauzier |
| Produced by | Jean-Louis Livi |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu Marie Gillain Catherine Jacob |
| Cinematography | Patrick Blossier |
| Edited by | Georges Klotz |
| Music by | François Bernheim |
Production company | Film Par Film |
| Distributed by | AMLF |
Release date | 1991 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $9.3 million[1] |
The name of the film comes from a famous poem by the French poet Victor Hugo, "Mon père, ce héros," published in 1859.
Plot
The story introduces André (Gérard Depardieu), a Frenchman who is divorced from his wife. He takes his beautiful teenage daughter, Véronique (Marie Gillain), on vacation to a paradise island with him. She is desperate to appear as a woman and not a girl, so in order to impress a local boy, she makes up more and more fascinating, yet intriguing stories, starting with André being her lover – a sugar Daddy. André is desperate to make Véronique happy and so plays along with her elaborate games, the stories they make up get increasingly bizarre, funnily consistent.
Production
Filmed on location on Mauritius, the film showcased the talent of rising star Marie Gillain as Véronique, who portrays innocence with a good degree of sensuality, as a typical young teenager, desperate to enter adulthood. She was nominated for a César Award, "Most Promising Actress" for her performance. Depardieu, already an established actor, provides a trademark comical performance as André the 'eager to please' father, doing the unthinkable for his daughter.
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as André Arnel
- Marie Gillain as Véronique "Véro" Arnel
- Catherine Jacob as Christelle
- Patrick Mille as Benjamin
- Charlotte de Turckheim as Irina
- Gérard Hérold as Patrick
- Jean-François Rangasamy as Pablo
- Koomaren Chetty as Karim
- Benoît Allemane
References
- ^ "Mon père, ce héros (1991)". JP Box Office. Retrieved 1991-10-23.
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External links
- Mon père, ce héros at IMDb
- My Father the Hero at the TCM Movie Database
- My Father the Hero at AllMovie
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