Every day, AlloCiné recommends a film to (re)watch on TV. Tonight: Gérard Lanvin is totally helpless.
Gérard Lanvin has a role that sticks to him: the dark brunette with a tender heart. This is the case, once again, in this dramatic comedy by Nicole Garcia, undoubtedly one of her most beautiful characters on screen.
Released in theaters in 1994, The Favorite Son follows the story of Jean-Paul Mantegna, an entrepreneur who faces serious financial difficulties. To get out of this situation in less than three days, he seeks help from his brothers: on the one hand, Francis, a homosexual teacher rejected by the family and who no longer has a penny in his family, and another, Philippe, a rich lawyer… far too miserly.
Unable to count on the support of those close to him, Jean-Paul despairs. So how will he find this large sum in time? The three brothers who had lost sight of each other will learn to (re)discover themselves and uncover the secret of their disunity.
Here is the pitch for this film in which Gerard Lanvin lends his features to a dark and tortured man. At his side, we find Bernard Giraudeau in the role of Francis and Jean-Marc Barr in the role of Philippe.
A consecration for Gérard Lanvin
After receiving the Jean Gabin Prize during the ceremony which rewards the best hopes of French cinema, in 1982, for his performance in A Strange Affair by Pierre Granier-Deferre, Gerard Lanvin sees his career take a completely different turn.
In 1995, he won the César for Best Actor for his role as a totally destitute son in the feature film Nicole Garcia. A consecration for Gerard Lanvin who already has more than twenty years of career behind him (he started as an extra in The Wing or the Thigh).
Six years later, the French actor obtained his second César for Best Supporting Role in a Dramatic Comedy The taste of others by Agnès Jaoui, where he shares the screen with Jean-Pierre Bacri and Alain Chabat.
And although it is just above average in the eyes of spectators (with a rating of 2.9 out of 5), The Favorite Son is worth a watch, just for its tender and modest trio, sadly bound by the unsaid things of life.
Tonight on Arte at 9 p.m.
