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L'esprit de famille (2019)

90 min · Family Comedy

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Directors

Éric Besnard

Cast

Guillaume de Tonquédec, François Berléand, Josiane Balasko, Isabelle Carré, Jérémy Lopez

After losing his father, Alexandre continues to see and argue with him, though no one else can.

The story

Alexandre has just lost his father, but the loss has not ended their conversations. He continues to hear and see his father and to argue with him, whose habit of being dissatisfied with everything persists. The difficulty is that Alexandre alone can still see and speak to him. His mother and brother cannot, and instead see Alexandre talking to himself, leaving them worried about him. The story’s initial conflict centers on Alexandre’s continuing relationship with his dead father and the concern it causes among the rest of his family.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Alexandre has just lost his father. However, he continues to hear him, see him, and argue with him, because of his father’s unfortunate tendency to be dissatisfied with everything. But Alexandre is the only one who can still see and talk to him, which worries his mother and brother, who see him talking to himself.

Genres

Family Comedy

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