The Favourite Son

The Favourite Son
Film poster
Directed by	Nicole Garcia
Produced by	Philippe Carcassonne Alain Sarde
Written by	Nicole Garcia François Dupeyron Jacques Fieschi
Starring	Gérard Lanvin Jean-Marc Barr Bernard Giraudeau
Music by	Philippe Sarde
Cinematography	Eric Gautier
Edited by	Yann Dedet Agnès Guillemot
Production company	Cinéa Les Films Alain Sarde France 3 Cinéma Angelo Company
Distributed by	AMLF
Release dates	21 December 1994
Running time	110 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$5.8 million[1]

The Favourite Son (original title: Le Fils préféré) is a 1994 French drama film directed by Nicole Garcia and written by François Dupeyron, Jacques Fieschi and Garcia. It stars Gérard Lanvin, Bernard Giraudeau and Jean-Marc Barr.

Cast

• Gérard Lanvin as Jean-Paul Mantegna
• Bernard Giraudeau as Francis
• Jean-Marc Barr as Philippe
• Roberto Herlitzka as Raphaël
• Margherita Buy as Anna Maria
• Karin Viard as Martine
• Antoinette Moya as Odetta
• Pierre Mondy as The dentist

Awards and nominations

• César Awards (France)
  • Won: Best Actor – Leading Role (Gérard Lanvin)
  • Nominated: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Bernard Giraudeau)
  • Nominated: Best Director (Nicole Garcia)
  • Nominated: Best Film
• Karlovy Vary Film Festival (Czech Republic)
  • Nominated: Crystal Globe (Nicole Garcia)

References

1. http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=4284

External links

• The Favourite Son at the Internet Movie Database