Private Property (2006) France
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Director:Lafosse, Joachim, Huppert, Isabelle, Renier, Jérémie
Studio:Tarantula
Producer:Joseph Rouschop
Writer:Joachim Lafosse, François Pirot
Rating:6.8 (863 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
Awards:1 win & 1 nomination
Genre:French films
IMDb:0855895
Duration:1:35:00
Sound:Dolby
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300007077
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Lafosse, Joachim, Huppert, Isabelle, Renier, Jérémie  ...  (Director)
Joachim Lafosse, François Pirot  ...  (Writer)
 
Isabelle Huppert  ...  Pascale
Jérémie Renier  ...  Thierry
Yannick Renier  ...  François
Kris Cuppens  ...  Jan
Patrick Descamps  ...  Luc
Raphaëlle Lubansu  ...  Anne
Sabine Riche  ...  Gerda
Dirk Tuypens  ...  Dirk
Philippe Constant  ...  Ami de Jan
Catherine Salée  ...  Amie de Jan
Delphine Bibet  ...  Karine
Mathias Wertz  ...  Enfant amis 1
Jonas Wertz  ...  Enfant amis 2
Anton Biral  ...  Gerda as a child
Jean-Benoît Ugeux  ...  Ami de Thierry
Hichame Alaouie  ...  Director of Photography
Sophie Vercruysse  ...  Editor
Anna Falguères  ...  Production Design
Comments: DFR 206

Summary: When they''re about to put the family property on the market, young adult twin boys discover the real nature of the ties that bind them. The relation between the boys and their divorced mother is damaged, but not to the point of rupture. There is a lot of tension and the sons, jealous and suspicious, don''t want their mother to go on with the sale. This urges her to leave the property, a desperate remedy backed by her lover. Her absence triggers a confrontation between the twins.;;Ça rend heureux (What makes you happy): The efforts of a Belgian director who has to stick posters of his film everywhere and harass crowds to get people to come and see his film. When it turns out to be a flop, he is jobless and his partner leaves him. To help him get over all this, his friend and actor leads him on an adventure to make a new film, despite all the difficulties. ; From adventures to misadventures, the tender, lively and funny film is the story of a fighter.;;Folie privée (Private Madness): Pascale leaves Jan to start a new life with Didier. Unwillingly, Jan accepts to get a babysitter for their seven year old son, Thomas. She leaves him at his family home where she now has to live with her new partner. But when Pascale comes to love with Didier, Jan is still there and refuses to leave the house and separate herself from her child. Very quickly, conflict explodes and in less than a day, the destiny of each character is turned upside down. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Venice Film Festival,