Le fils de Gascogne
France,
1995, 104 min
Shown in 1995
CREDITS
- dir
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Pascal Aubier
- prod
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Denis Hartnagel, Daniel Vaissaire
- scr
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Patrick Modiano, Pascal Aubier
- cam
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Jean-Jacques Flori
- editor
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Dominque Roy
- cast
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Gregoire Colin, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Dinar Droukarova
- source
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Europe Images
- premiere
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North American Premiere
OTHER
Fans of the French New Wave will love this charming comedy, which pays an affectionate tribute to the films of that era. Harvey is working as a guide for a group of Georgian singers in Paris when he meets a con artist who claims that the boy has an uncanny resemblance to the late filmmaker Gascogne, known as the “father” of the French New Wave. The con artist obviously has a scheme up his sleeve, which hinges on Harvey’s actually passing as Gascogne’s son. To prove it, he takes Harvey around to meet some of the now-aging celebrities of that era, who all claim to recognize him. Film buffs will get a kick out of all the cameos by so many great actors and directors: Alexandra Stewart, Bernadette Lafont, Claude Chabrol, Otar Iosseliani, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bulle Ogier, Macha Méril, Marina Vlady and Richard Leacock. Those who don’t know a thing about the New Wave will still enjoy the funny story and fine acting by the next generation of stars, especially Jean-Claude Dreyfus as the con artist and newcomer Grégoire Colin as Harvey. Introduced to U.S. audiences in Agnieszka Holland’s Olivier Olivier, and seen currently as the young monk in Before the Rain, Colin also stars in the Festival’s U.S. Go Home.
FACTOID #1
The Festival has screened many debuts, both short- and feature-length, by some of cinema’s most influential artists including Juan Antonio Bardem, Jane Campion, Roman Polanski, Melvin Van Peebles and Lina Wertmüller.
