In this contemporary adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s brilliant, eponymous 17th century play, the enigmatic Alcandre is now a hotel concierge who uses the myriad in-house high-tech security cameras to show worried father Pridamant the whereabouts and travails of his son, Clindor. As Pridamant witnesses the conflicting romances involving his estranged son, Corneille’s modernist meta-narrative is transposed to contemporary Paris, underscoring the ambiguous nature of love, wealth and desire in an age of consumerism. (Chicago International Film Festival)
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Suliane Brahim, Loïc Corbery, Denis Podalydès, Alain Lenglet, Hervé Pierre, Julie Sicard
Crew: Mathieu Amalric (Director), Isabelle Razavet (Director of Photography), Annette Dutertre (Editor), Pierre Corneille (Original Story)
Country: France
Language: Français
Studio: Les Films de Pierre, Maïa Cinéma, La Comédie-Française
Runtime: 88 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 10, 2010
IMDb: 7.2
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