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7.4
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Comedy. Drama
In his early 50s and divorced, Rémy is in the hospital. His ex-wife pleads with their son Sébastien, a very successful businessman in London, England, to come home. Sébastien hesitates — he and his father haven’t had much to say to each other for a very long time — but ends up agreeing to return, along with his French wife, to help his mother out. As soon as he arrives, Sébastien does everything in his power to get a clear diagnosis of ... [+]
October 29, 2008
October 29, 2008
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La historia de un hombre aquejado de una enfermedad terminal, al que viene a cuidar su hijo y a visitar todas sus amantes y amigos, además de su mujer. Viene a ser una especie de prolongación de "El declive del imperio americano" y adopta un tono tragicómico entre desengañado y llevadero, casi optimista, en un desarrollo entretenido y bastante correcto por parte de Arcand. Esa mezcla de tonos, de ironía y pesimismo realista la hicieron tener un buen éxito de público y un notable éxito de crítica, hasta para ganar el Oscar a la mejor película de habla no inglesa (eso es demasiado).
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