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The Proprietor

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Original title

The Proprietor

Year

1996

Running time

113 min.

Country

United States

Director

Ismail Merchant

Screenwriter

Jean-Marie Besset, George W.S. Trow

Cast

Music

Richard Robbins

Cinematography

Larry Pizer

Producer

Co-production United States-United Kingdom-France;

Merchant Ivory Production, Ognon Pictures, Fez Production Filmcilik, Largo Entertainment, Canal+, Film4 Productions, Eurimages

Genre

Comedy. Drama

Synopsis

Thinly disguised as a returning-to-your-roots and facing-your-ghosts drama, film is actually a celluloid shrine to its Gallic star, the legendary Moreau, who plays a legendary Gallic novelist, Adrienne Mark. Mark, after residing in New York for 30 years, reclaims her Jewish identity and returns to Paris to buy the home in which she grew up with her mother, who was killed in WWII. Famous for writing the novel "Call Me French," which became a highly acclaimed French film and a current American remake, Mark's primary struggle to come to grips with her mother's death is overshadowed by a bevy of subplots that compete with one another. Young as a sassy and somewhat stereotypical Hollywood producer; Carter as Milly the loyal housekeeper; Waterston, an antique dealer; and Billy, NYC video artist and adoring Mark fan, all add to the confusion. Moreau tries her best to give life to the saintly lead figure, but the coma-inducing sugar level of her character's goodness is overwhelming. Director Merchant's sophomore effort, though well-acted, is a good idea, poorly told.

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The Proprietor

1996

Ismail Merchant

5.1

(46)