Patrick Dewaere
Bruno Calgagni
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After serving five years in an American prison for drug dealing, Bruno (Patrick Dewaere) returns to France clean and sober to begin a new life. His angry father, Rene (Brigitte Fossey), blames his...
In Un mauvais fils, Patrick Dewaere is paradoxely a good person who has made very bad decisions, but now wants to make amends and get a better life, all the while his father is still grieving the death of his wife.
Made in 1980, this characteristic relationship drama by Claude Sautet (Un Coeur en hiver and Nelly and Mr Arnaud were to follow) feels older than that, especially in its casual treatment of drug...
Un mauvais fils/A BAD SON (1980) France, colour, 108m. Directed by Claude Sautet. A TENDER FILM. Even if it is set among French working class and contains drug abuse and prostitution. Patrick Dewaere's character returns to France from USA, where he has been a drug abuser and pusher and served a five year prison sentence.
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- Sara Films, Antenne 2, SFP
- Claude Sautet
Nov 13, 2013 · In Un mauvais fils, the contours of the representation remain stereotypical; they’re a short-cut, a way of knowing, and with a root in the real. Thus Adrien (Jacques Fulfilho) is an antiquarian dealing in old books, bourgeois, mad about opera, and supporting a younger foreign lover, Carlos.
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Year: 1980. Original title: Un mauvais fils. Synopsis: Former drug addict and dealer Bruno Calgagni (Patrick Dewaere) is released from prison in the U.S. and arrives back home in France. He looks for a job and tries to start a new life.
