Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA dissatisfied 40-year-old, separated and without time for his own daughter and girlfriend must rethink his life when his father decides to marry his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's dis... Tout lireA dissatisfied 40-year-old, separated and without time for his own daughter and girlfriend must rethink his life when his father decides to marry his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, by church.A dissatisfied 40-year-old, separated and without time for his own daughter and girlfriend must rethink his life when his father decides to marry his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, by church.
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- Nommé pour 1 Oscar
- 37 victoires et 12 nominations au total
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The wedding and other story turns which I won't give away help the film turn gracefully from mostly a comedy in the early going into an outstanding drama in the later parts of the film. The performances are excellent by all of the actors, helping to make all of the characters seem real. While the photography is often attractive, I would not be surprised if the film was shot on 16 mm film or even high definition video and transferred to 35 mm film for exhibition.
This film was nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign film, which should have given it a higher profile than it seems to have gotten. It is highly recommended, and should not lose too much seen on home video, assuming it eventually shows up there.
Note that the star, Ricardo Darín, also stars in "Nine Queens," which is opening very soon in the United States.
Ricardo Darín from 'Nine Queens'. Darin plays Rafael, a driven
restaurant owner who's stressed lifestyle and continuous intake of
ristrettos and cigarettes earns him a heart attack. Lying in his
hospital bed he resolves to start 'a new cycle', simplifying his life.
This proves harder than he expects. Gorgeous younger girlfriend
Nat wants commitment, ex-wife Sandra heaps scorn on his
neuroses and his dapper father wants financial help in enacting a
touching gesture to his wife of 44 years: a proper wedding
ceremony.
Rafael is assisted in meeting these challenges by the appearance
of an old friend, Juan Carlos. Played with memorable comic
energy by Eduardo Blanco (a kind of Argentine Roberto Benigni),
Juan Carlos' loyalty and friendship - and the story of his own
triumph over tragic life circumstances - helps Rafael understand
the treasure he possesses without appreciating it: family.
It may sound kind of soppy, and at moments 'Son of the Bride'
does teeter into sentimentality, but on the whole this is a
consistently entertaining movie, the best of its kind I've seen in a
long time. The film's script is very nearly brilliant, stuffed full of bon
mots and witty asides, from the Padre describing his new speaker
system as 'omnipresent' to Juan Carlos' Jesus-Christ-as-
Maradonna joke.
But its quality lies in more than just a list of gleaming one-liners
and 'zingy' exchanges. There's acres of depth here too, in passing
observations about the universality of corruption in modern day
Argentina, to wry observations about the hypocrisy of the church.
Campanella covers a lot of bases - much more so than comparable comedies from the US - without ever losing his
lightness of touch. It's this that raises 'Son of the Bride' above the
mass and makes it a movie that I'm actually very keen to see
again.
Impossible not to like, then, and if the ending doesn't leave you
with a tear in your eye, you're a heartless swine.
I actually caught 'Son of the Bride' last night in a double with 'Nine
Queens'
The film is full of great players given the chance to do their stuff. Darin has the authority of a major leading man and it's a great pleasure to see already familiar veterans like Alterio and Aleandro in strong roles. Her spin on senility is a beautifully judged mix of touching and funny that the film needs to grab the broad public. Verbeke registers as an exceptionally vivid version of the sexy, winning fantasy girl that we keep on seeing in films.
If you want to argue that these characters are a distortion of real life you're in a different mind set to the makers and the fourteen dollars a seat customers they are playing to.
I enjoyed seeing this recognisable world of cell 'phones, old friends, resolved family tensions and gourmet food put across in an unfamiliar setting with superior film know how. It's like a good overseas holiday. The old Sascha Guitry gag of the security system picture or the finding the priest at the final wedding were worth the cheer they got at the performance I saw.
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- AnecdotesOfficial submission of Argentina for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 74th Academy Awards in 2002.
- Citations
Juan Carlos: He gave millions of people joy and then those same fans turned on him and "crucified" him.
Rafael Belvedere: Show's over. Stop talking about Jesus Christ.
Juan Carlos: Jesus Christ? I was talking about Maradona.
- Crédits fousHalfway through the credits, we find Rafael and Juan Carlos watching a porn film and admiring it's particularly well-endowed star - the mysterious and elusive Dick Watson.
- ConnexionsFeatured in 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)
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- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Son of the Bride
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Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 624 757 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 34 231 $US
- 24 mars 2002
- Montant brut mondial
- 8 772 695 $US
- Durée2 heures 3 minutes
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- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1