My Childish Father (1953 film)

My Childish Father
Directed byLéon Mathot
Written byLéopold Marchand
Based onMy Childish Father by Léopold Marchand
Produced byJean Yatove
StarringMaurice Teynac
Jean Tissier
Arlette Poirier
CinematographyLéonce-Henri Burel
Edited byMarity Cléris
Music byMarceau Van Hoorebecke
Production
company
Joëlle Films
Distributed byLes Films Marceau
Release date
  • 8 July 1953 (1953-07-08)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

My Childish Father (French: Mon gosse de père) is a 1953 French drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Maurice Teynac, Jean Tissier and Arlette Poirier.[1] It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by Léopold Marchand which had previously been made into a 1930 film My Childish Father.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.

Synopsis[edit]

A party-minded Parisian architect attempts to try and settle down when he marries a younger wife. However he still finds it impossible to overcome his distaste for hard work and his love of fun. Not even the arrival of his hard-working illegitimate American son can change him/

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.279
  2. ^ Goble p.872

Bibliography[edit]

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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