Whats in a Name (film)
7.4 /10 1 Votes
Music director Jerome Rebotier Country France
Belgium | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama Duration Language French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Director Alexandre de La Patelliere
Matthieu Delaporte Release date 25 May 2012 (2012-05-25) Based on Le Prenom (play)
by Alexandre de La Patelliere & Matthieu Delaporte Writer Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patelliere, Matthieu Delaporte (original play), Alexandre de La Patelliere (original play) Directors Alexandre de La Patelliere, Matthieu Delaporte Screenplay Alexandre de La Patelliere, Matthieu Delaporte Cast Patrick Bruel (Vincent), Valérie Benguigui (Élisabeth), Charles Berling (Pierre), Guillaume de Tonquédec (Claude), Judith El Zein (Anna), Françoise Fabian (Françoise)Similar movies Patrick Bruel movies, Comedies Tagline A child is the beginning of happiness. A name is the beginning of despair. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vincent tells his childhood friends that he plans to name his child Adolf, and it causes unpleasant memories to surface for some of them.
Contents
Whats in a Name? (original title: Le Prenom, literally "The Given Name") is a French-Belgian comedy film, written and directed by Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte and released in 2012. It is adapted from the play Le Prenom by the same authors. The film was a box office success in France, selling 3,340,231 tickets.
Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a symphony orchestra, is also present. Vincent brings news from the prenatal examination of his and his wife Anna's unborn son. The name chosen by the soon-to-be parents strongly offends the others for many reasons. The dispute between the guests quickly escalates and before long the resurgence of old grudges and hidden secrets is unavoidable ...
Plot
Vincent, a real estate agent and father-to-be is invited for dinner by his sister Elisabeth and his brother-in-law Pierre. When Vincent reveals he intends to have his son being baptised as "Adolphe" his hosts object to that. The situation eventually gets out of hand.
Awards
The film had five nominations at the 38th Cesar Awards, winning in the categories Best Supporting Actress (Valerie Benguigui) and Best Supporting Actor (Guillaume de Tonquedec).
The movie has won two awards at film festivals in Canada: the Grand Prix Hydro-Quebec at the Festival du cinema international en Abitibi-Temiscamingue, and the Radio Canada Audience Award at the Cinefranco International Francophone Film Festival in Toronto.
References
Whats in a Name? (film) WikipediaWhats in a Name? (film) IMDb Whats in a Name? (film) themoviedb.org