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La Fête des pères
1990 Comedy / Romance
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Credits
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Director: Joy Fleury
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Script: Pierre Grillet, Joy Fleury
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Photo: Manuel Teran
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Music: Bob Telson
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Cast: Thierry Lhermitte (Thomas Bastide),
Alain Souchon (Stéphane),
Gunilla Karlzen (Carole Larcher),
Rémi Martin (Jérôme),
Micheline Presle (Mireille,
la mère de Thomas),
Jean-Louis Foulquier (le Père de Jérôme),
Didier Bénureau (Bob),
Jean Gastaud (Charles)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 83 min
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Aka: Fathers' Day
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Summary
Thomas and Stéphane are a gay couple who, having spent five years together, feel
the time is right to have a child. When their plan to adopt a baby in Martinique
falls through they appeal to a young woman, Carole, to provide them with their cherished
offspring. Eager to escape from her aggressive boyfriend, Carole accepts the offer,
but insists that artificial insemination is out of the question…
Review
Not only is the film not remotely funny, it is also hideously offensive to anyone with
an IQ greater than 5. Who in their right minds would cast Thierry Lhermitte and
Alain Souchon as a gay couple? At least the two actors are sufficiently canny not
to descend to the obvious stereotypes, but even so they are totally unconvincing and
do little to endear themselves to the audience. Add to that a totally diabolical
piece of scriptwriting, whose flaws the complacent direction can only emphasise, and what
you get is a pretty ghastly cinematic experience. What an empty, time-wasting piece
of nonsense. There ought to be a law against this kind of thing.
© James Travers 2004
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