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18 ans après
2003 Comedy
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Credits
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Director: Coline Serreau
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Script: Coline Serreau
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Photo: Jean-François Robin
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Music: Coline Serreau
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Cast: André Dussollier (Jacques),
Michel Boujenah (Michel),
Roland Giraud (Pierre),
Madeleine Besson (Marie),
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Sylvia),
Line Renaud (Julie),
James Thiérrée (Arthur),
Ken Samuels (John),
Grégoire Lavollay-Porter (Jack),
Lolita Chammah (Ludovica),
Nathanaël Serreau (Amos),
Annick Alane (La pharmacienne),
Evelyne Buyle (Natacha),
Marie-Sophie L. (Barbara),
Jeanne Marine (Zouzou),
Carole Thibault (Lydia),
Luce Mouchel (Hélène),
Philippe Vieux (Jean-René)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 90 min
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Aka: 18 Years Later
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Summary
Having turned 18, Marie agrees to spend her summer holidays with her mother, who has just
returned from America with her husband and two sons. The ménage is completed
by Marie’s three “adopted” fathers – Michel, Jacques and Pierre. The uncomfortable
family reunion is tainted by Marie’s first bitter-sweet encounter with love.
Review
The long-awaited sequel to the 1985 hit
Trois hommes et un couffin is a disappointment at virtually every level.
Lacking the spontaneity, depth of characterisation, artistic flair and sophisticated fun
of the original film, 18 ans après resembles more a low-budget, hastily
cobbled together TV movie from a trainee film crew. Lacking any kind of coherent
narrative, with too many incidental characters, the film takes a while to capture the
spectator’s interest – and by then, the film is virtually over. It is a rare
misfire for Coline Serreau, one of France’s most gifted and respected female film directors.
© James Travers 2006
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