The Three Brothers

1995 1h 45m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 828

Comedy

Synopsis

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Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pascal Légitimus
Pascal Latour
Didier Bourdon
Didier Latour
Bernard Campan
Bernard Latour
Antoine du Merle
Michael
Anne Jacquemin
Marie
Marine Jolivet
Christine
Annick Alane
Geneviève Rougemont
Pierre Meyrand
Charles-Henri Rougemont

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bernard Campan
Writers: Didier Bourdon, Michel Lengliney, Bernard Campan
Languages: French
Countries: France

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 6.1× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Three Brothers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bernard Campan, shot by Alain Choquart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Olivier Bernard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Editor Gerard Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Pascal Légitimus and Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0114732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Bernard Campan directs. Alain Choquart behind the camera. Olivier Bernard scores. Gerard Klotz cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 6.1× over at the box office.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Three Brothers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Bernard Campan, shot by Alain Choquart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Olivier Bernard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gerard Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Pascal Légitimus and Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0114732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "testament", "comedian", "half-brother", "trial".

The technical file

Cinematography: Alain Choquart
Original score: Olivier Bernard
Editing: Gerard Klotz
Production design: Christian Marti
Costume design: Véronique Pouzou
Makeup / hair: Joël Lavau
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Status: Released
Budget: $7,500,000
Box office: $46,000,000
Return: 613% of budget
Original language: FR
IMDB: The Three Brothers (1995)

Part of

The Three Brothers Collection

Three brothers are reunited for the first time after their mother's death.

Also by

Bernard Campan

Community reviews

What people are saying

DalaiNico2019-10-03
★ 10/10
One of the best french movies. It is certainly the best movie memory of my childhood. I still use many funny phrases from the movie in my day-to-day life. Thanks for this chef-d'oeuvre of fun and emotions.

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