La Fête des pères
1990 Comedy / Romance   

 

Credits
  • Director: Joy Fleury
  • Script: Pierre Grillet, Joy Fleury
  • Photo: Manuel Teran
  • Music: Bob Telson
  • Cast: Thierry Lhermitte (Thomas Bastide), Alain Souchon (Stéphane), Gunilla Karlzen (Carole Larcher), Rémi Martin (Jérôme), Micheline Presle (Mireille, la mère de Thomas), Jean-Louis Foulquier (le Père de Jérôme), Didier Bénureau (Bob), Jean Gastaud (Charles)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 83 min
  • Aka: Fathers’ Day

 
Summary
Thomas and Stéphane are a gay couple who, having spent five years together, feel the time is right to have a child.  When their plan to adopt a baby in Martinique falls through they appeal to a young woman, Carole, to provide them with their cherished offspring.  Eager to escape from her aggressive boyfriend, Carole accepts the offer, but insists that artificial insemination is out of the question…

Review
Not only is the film not remotely funny, it is also hideously offensive to anyone with an IQ greater than 5.  Who in their right minds would cast Thierry Lhermitte and Alain Souchon as a gay couple?  At least the two actors are sufficiently canny not to descend to the obvious stereotypes, but even so they are totally unconvincing and do little to endear themselves to the audience.  Add to that a totally diabolical piece of scriptwriting, whose flaws the complacent direction can only emphasise, and what you get is a pretty ghastly cinematic experience.  What an empty, time-wasting piece of nonsense.  There ought to be a law against this kind of thing.

© James Travers 2004



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