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Father of My Children

Father of My Children

20096.71h 51m

Overview

Grégoire Canvel has everything a man could want. A wife he loves, three delightful children, and a stimulating job. He's a film producer. Discovering talented filmmakers and developing films that fit his conception of the cinema-free and true to life-is precisely his reason for living. Yet his prestigious production company, Moon Films, is on its last legs.

Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
Written by Mia Hansen-Løve
Produced by Philippe Martin, David Thion
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Top Cast

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Grégoire Canvel

Chiara Caselli

Chiara Caselli

Sylvia Canvel

Alice de Lencquesaing

Alice de Lencquesaing

Clémence Canvel

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Alice Gautier

Valentine Canvel

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Manelle Driss

Billie Canvel

Éric Elmosnino

Éric Elmosnino

Serge

Sandrine Dumas

Sandrine Dumas

Valérie, l'assistante de Grégoire

Dominique Frot

Dominique Frot

Bérénice, la directrice de production

Antoine Mathieu

Antoine Mathieu

Frédéric, le comptable

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Elsa Pharaon

Colette, la secrétaire

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Father of My Children

Father of My Children is a drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve, it stars Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Chiara Caselli, Alice de Lencquesaing. Grégoire Canvel has everything a man could want. A wife he loves, three delightful children, and a stimulating job. He's a film producer. Discovering talented filmmakers and developing films that fit his conception of the cinema-free and true to life-is precisely his reason for living. Yet his prestigious production company, Moon Films, is on its last legs.

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