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The Successor

The Successor

20236.51h 52m

Overview

Happy and accomplished, Ellias becomes the new artistic director of a famous French Haute Couture house. When he learns that his father, whom he has not seen for many years, has just died of a heart attack, Ellias goes to Quebec to settle the estate. The young creator will discover that he has inherited much worse than his father's fragile heart.

Directed by Xavier Legrand
Written by Xavier Legrand, Alexandre Postel, Dominick Parenteau-Lebeuf
Produced by Alexandre Gavras, Sylvain Corbeil, Anton Iffland Stettner
Box Office0Revenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Marc-André Grondin

Marc-André Grondin

Ellias Barnès

Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques

Dominique Duchesne

Laetitia Isambert

Laetitia Isambert

Janie

Anne-Élisabeth Bossé

Anne-Élisabeth Bossé

Minna Di Salvio

Blandine Bury

Blandine Bury

Judith Alvares

Vincent Leclerc

Vincent Leclerc

Le conseiller funéraire

Louis Champagne

Louis Champagne

Pierre-Luc

M

Mireille Naggar

Marie-Odile

Marie-France Lambert

Marie-France Lambert

Christine Barnès

Thierry Harcourt

Thierry Harcourt

Directeur de la communication

Themes & Keywords

funeralbasementdisappearancehaute couturesuccessionsuccessor

About The Successor

The Successor is a drama, thriller film released in 2023 exploring themes of funeral, basement, disappearance, haute couture, succession, successor. Directed by Xavier Legrand, it stars Marc-André Grondin, Yves Jacques, Laetitia Isambert. Happy and accomplished, Ellias becomes the new artistic director of a famous French Haute Couture house. When he learns that his father, whom he has not seen for many years, has just died of a heart attack, Ellias goes to Quebec to settle the estate. The young creator will discover that he has inherited much worse than his father's fragile heart.

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