Beau Pere

1981 2h 3m FR

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 157

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock passes, Rémi is caught off-guard when Marion begins expressing her attraction to him. Initially repulsed, Marion's mature beauty wears him down as he finally caves to her seductions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Patrick Dewaere
Rémi
Ariel Besse
Marion
Maurice Ronet
Charly
Geneviève Mnich
Simone
Maurice Risch
Nicolas
Nathalie Baye
Charlotte
Nicole Garcia
Martine
Macha Méril
la Maîtresse de maison

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bertrand Blier
Writers: Bertrand Blier
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bertrand Blier, shot by Sacha Vierny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Patrick Dewaere and Ariel Besse and Maurice Ronet carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082054 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Bertrand Blier directs. Sacha Vierny behind the camera. Philippe Sarde scores. Claudine Merlin cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Bertrand Blier, shot by Sacha Vierny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Claudine Merlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Patrick Dewaere and Ariel Besse and Maurice Ronet carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0082054 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 26 themes, including "lolita", "jazz", "job-hopping", "stepfather".