What's in a Name
Directed by Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
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A child is the beginning of happiness. A name is the beginning of despair.
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...Read moreLess
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...
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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...
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Patrick BruelVincent
Valérie BenguiguiÉlisabeth
Charles BerlingPierre
Guillaume de TonquédecClaude
Judith El ZeinAnna
Françoise FabianFrançoise
Yaniss LespertLivreur pizza
Miren PradierInfirmière bracelet
Alexis LepriséApollin
Juliette LevantMyrtille
Bernard MuratL'obstétricienExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Matthieu Delaporte
- Director
- Alexandre de La Patellière
- Director
- Matthieu Delaporte
- Producer
- Jérôme Seydoux
- Producer
- Dimitri Rassam
- Producer
- Serge de Poucques
- Producer
- Matthieu Delaporte
- Producer
- Florian Genetet-Morel
- Producer
- Alexandre de La Patellière
- Producer
- Gilles Waterkeyn
- Producer
- Adrian Politowski
- Producer
- Nadia Khamlichi
- Producer
- Jeremy Burdek
- Producer
- Romain Le Grand
- Screenplay
- Alexandre de La Patellière
- Original Music Composer
- Jérôme Rebotier
- Editor
- Célia Lafitedupont
- Director of Photography
- David Ungaro