Monsieur Papa

2011 1h 30m FR

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 91

Comedy

Synopsis

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Monsieur Papa is a moving portrait of a modern family, centering around 12 year-old Marius Vallois. Born in a wealthy family, Marius is the son of Marie Vallois, a successful CEO. Marie loves her son unconditionally, but Marius has never known his father and suffers greatly from it. When Marius starts shoplifting and doing badly at school, Marie decides to recruit a father figure for him. One day in her office building, she meets Robert Pique. Robert is a peculiar man who has a background in finance, but makes ends meet ironing clothes for his neighbors. Reluctant at first, Robert agrees to be paid to meet Marius and pretends to be his father. Marius immediately understands that Robert is not his dad, but very quickly, a deep bond develops between them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kad Merad
Robert Pique
Michèle Laroque
Marie Vallois
Gaspard Meier-Chaurand
Marius Vallois
Vincent Perez
Jean-Laurent
Judith El Zein
Sonia
Florence Maury
Chloé
Emmanuel Patron
Kléber, l'amant de Marie
Patrick Bonnel
Patrick

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kad Merad
Writers: Anne Valton, Luc Chaumar, Emmanuelle Cosso-Merad
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Kad Merad, shot by Régis Blondeau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

ERA

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Kad Merad and Michèle Laroque and Gaspard Meier-Chaurand carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1692214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kad Merad directs. Régis Blondeau behind the camera. Daran scores. Christophe Pinel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Directed by Kad Merad, shot by Régis Blondeau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Daran. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Christophe Pinel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kad Merad and Michèle Laroque and Gaspard Meier-Chaurand carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1692214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.