Dear Mother (2020)
Coming Out at September 7, 2020 and Available on Netflix at October 29, 2021
“L’origine du monde”
Comedy
Dear Mother is comedy film directed by Laurent Lafitte, and written by Sébastien Thiery. The film stars Laurent Lafitte, Karin Viard, Vincent Macaigne, Hélène Vincent, Nicole Garcia, Pauline Clément and Luca Malinowski. The film primiered at September 7, 2020 on Preview UGC Semaine de la comédie.
Jean-Louis, 42 years old, is a disenchanted upper-class lawyer who struggles to open up to his relatives, including his wife Valérie. One day, a curse falls upon him: his heart mysteriously stops beating, but curiously enough he is still alive. Encouraged by his wife, he meets Margaux, a “holistic coach”. She tells Jean-Louis that he will only be saved from imminent death by facing an unthinkable taboo involving his mother, who he hasn’t spoken to for the past few years…
►Director: Laurent Lafitte
►Writer: Sébastien Thiery (play)
►Stars: Laurent Lafitte, Karin Viard, Vincent Macaigne, Hélène Vincent, Nicole Garcia, Pauline Clément, Luca Malinowski
►Cast
| Laurent Lafitte | ► | Jean-Louis Bordier |
| Karin Viard | ► | Valérie Bordier |
| Vincent Macaigne | ► | Michel Verdoux |
| Hélène Vincent | ► | Brigitte Bordier |
| Nicole Garcia | ► | Margaux |
| Pauline Clément | ► | Vendeuse magasin de photocopies |
| Luca Malinowski | ► | Le travesti |
| Christine Beauvallet | ► | La mère de Valentine |
| Juliette Bettencourt | ► | Valentine |
| Charlotte Bienenfeld | ► | Marie de la Rochène |
| Jean-Claude Bohbote | ► | M. Gillet |
