Son Frère (His Brother) (2003)
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92% of critics liked it
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Patrice Chéreau, who directed the controversial Intimacy, returns with another story of a human relationship under difficult circumstances. Thomas (Bruno Todeschini) has been estranged from his brother Luc (Eric Caravaca) for several years, due in part to Thomas' difficulties in dealing with… More Patrice Chéreau, who directed the controversial Intimacy, returns with another story of a human relationship under difficult circumstances. Thomas (Bruno Todeschini) has been estranged from his brother Luc (Eric Caravaca) for several years, due in part to Thomas' difficulties in dealing with Luc's homosexuality. But when Thomas is diagnosed with a rare blood disease, which is difficult to treat and impossible to cure, he decides he wants to bring Luc back into his life. The brothers soon become inseparable, with Luc constantly at Thomas' side as he vainly struggles against the disease and confronts the indignity of treatment. As Thomas and Luc become closer, their new relationship begins to alienate their significant others, and Thomas' father (Fred Ulysse) cannot understand why his son doesn't fight against his illness with great vehemence. Director Chéreau's work on Son Frère earned him the Silver Bear at the 2003 Berlin International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Patrice Chéreau
- Written By
- Philippe Besson, Anne-Louise Trividic, Patrice Chéreau
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 2, 2004 Limited
- Studio
- Strand Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
The movie brings disease back to metaphoric ground zero and, in the process, links the sick and the healthy in one significant but often overlooked manner: We're all prisoners of our own bodies.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
An observant little film that plays like a poignant étude.
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Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
It's as honest as it is agonizing.
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Eddie Cockrell, Variety
Both [Todeschini] and Caravaca do a great deal with very little histrionics to make auds care for two brothers who are clearly re-learning to appreciate their family ties, but who only rarely confront each other about their respective emotional journeys.
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Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Just the quiet drama of two brothers, briefly reunited in their old Nantes neighborhood. Just the small essential struggle of one man, trying to make sense of a life before it's gone.
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Cast
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Bruno Todeschini
as Thomas
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Eric Caravaca
as Luc
- Maurice Garrel
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Nathalie Boutefeu
as Claire
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Catherine Terran
as Head Doctor
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Sylvain Jacques
as Vincent
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Antoinette Moya
as Mother
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Robinson Stévenin
as Manuel
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Fred Ulysse
as Father
- Catherine Ferran
