A child is the beginning of happiness. A name is the beginning of despair.
Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a symphony orchestra, is also present. Vincent brings news from the prenatal examination of his and his wife Anna's unborn son. The name chosen by the soon-to-be parents strongly offends the others for many reasons. The dispute between the guests quickly escalates and before long the resurgence of old grudges and hidden secrets is unavoidable...
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Contemporary, classical in form, intimate and comic.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Patrick BruelVincent
- Valérie BenguiguiÉlisabeth
- Charles BerlingPierre
- Guillaume de TonquédecClaude
- Judith El ZeinAnna
- Françoise FabianFrançoise
- Yaniss LespertLivreur pizza
- Miren PradierInfirmière bracelet
- Alexis LepriséApollin
- Juliette LevantMyrtille
Crew
- Alexandre de La PatellièreDirector
- Matthieu DelaporteDirector
- Matthieu DelaporteScreenplay
- Alexandre de La PatellièreScreenplay
- David UngaroDirector of Photography
- Jérôme RebotierOriginal Music Composer
- Célia LafitedupontEditor
- Dimitri RassamProducer
- Jérôme SeydouxProducer
- Jeremy BurdekProducer
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