While the whole world thinks writer Léo Shepherd is dead, he is kidnapped by his son Paul.While the whole world thinks writer Léo Shepherd is dead, he is kidnapped by his son Paul.While the whole world thinks writer Léo Shepherd is dead, he is kidnapped by his son Paul.
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Very sad to watch
A Loving Father is a difficult movie to watch for obvious reasons. While in most of their movies together, father and son Gérard and Guillaume Depardieu play older and younger versions of each other, in this movie they play a father and son with a bad relationship. At the time of its release, it might have been worth it to see good acting and hope the characters onscreen, a successful father and a son who can't measure up, could help them reconcile their relationship offscreen. Now, it's very sad to watch, if you're able to get through it. It just hits a little too close to home, as hurt and frustration radiates off both of them constantly.
Gérard is a Nobel Prize recipient who gets involved in a motorcycle accident while on the way to Stockholm. His estranged son discovers the accident and, after calling the French equivalent of 911, tucks his dad into his car and drives away. They hear on the radio that Gérard's wallet was discovered and he's presumed dead, and Guillaume takes advantage of the opportunity to have a father-son chat and hopefully fix their issues.
See what I mean about not being able to get through the movie? If you were able to watch Whitney Houston in Sparkle, I guess you'll be able to watch the Depardieus in A Loving Father. Just keep in mind that it's very sad. There are some other scenes with Sylvie Testud, Gérard's daughter, who has her own anger issues about her brother and her father, so you will have a break from time to time. If you don't even know what I'm talking about, then you'll be fine and you'll see some very good acting.
Gérard is a Nobel Prize recipient who gets involved in a motorcycle accident while on the way to Stockholm. His estranged son discovers the accident and, after calling the French equivalent of 911, tucks his dad into his car and drives away. They hear on the radio that Gérard's wallet was discovered and he's presumed dead, and Guillaume takes advantage of the opportunity to have a father-son chat and hopefully fix their issues.
See what I mean about not being able to get through the movie? If you were able to watch Whitney Houston in Sparkle, I guess you'll be able to watch the Depardieus in A Loving Father. Just keep in mind that it's very sad. There are some other scenes with Sylvie Testud, Gérard's daughter, who has her own anger issues about her brother and her father, so you will have a break from time to time. If you don't even know what I'm talking about, then you'll be fine and you'll see some very good acting.
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- Aug 15, 2019
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- $77,735
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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