''The Favourite Son'' (original title: ''Le Fils préféré'') is a 1994 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...
directed by
Nicole Garcia
Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film ''Charlie Says (2006 film), Charlie Says'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film ''Going Away'' was screened in the Special Prese ...
and written by
François Dupeyron,
Jacques Fieschi
Jacques Fieschi (born 1948) is a French screenwriter. He has written for more than 30 films since 1985. He wrote and directed the film '' French California'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
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and Garcia. It stars
Gérard Lanvin,
Bernard Giraudeau and
Jean-Marc Barr.
Cast
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Gérard Lanvin as Jean-Paul Mantegna
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Bernard Giraudeau as Francis
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Jean-Marc Barr as Philippe
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Roberto Herlitzka
Roberto Herlitzka (born 2 October 1937) is an Italian theatre and film actor of Czechoslovak descent. He has appeared in 38 films since 1973. He was born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. In 2004 he won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor ...
as Raphaël
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Margherita Buy
Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner.
Overview
After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her bre ...
as Anna Maria
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Karin Viard
Karin Viard (; born 24 January 1966) is a multi-award-winning French actress. She made her film debut in ''Tatie Danielle'' in 1990. She has appeared in films such as ''Delicatessen'', '' L'Emploi du temps'', ''Adultère, mode d'emploi'' and ''L ...
as Martine
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Antoinette Moya as Odetta
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Pierre Mondy
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
as The dentist
Awards and nominations
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César Awards
The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Mi ...
(France)
**Won: Best Actor – Leading Role (Gérard Lanvin)
**Nominated: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Bernard Giraudeau)
**Nominated: Best Director (Nicole Garcia)
**Nominated: Best Film
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival (Czech Republic)
**Nominated: Crystal Globe (Nicole Garcia)
References
External links
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1994 films
1990s French-language films
Films featuring a Best Actor César Award-winning performance
Films directed by Nicole Garcia
Films scored by Philippe Sarde
1994 drama films
French drama films
1990s French films
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