The Secret Son

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The Secret Son
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FrenchL'enfant secret
Directed byPhilippe Garrel
Written byPhilippe Garrel
Produced byPhilippe Garrel
StarringAnne Wiazemsky
CinematographyPascal Laperrousaz
Edited byPhilippe Garrel
Music byFaton Cahen
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Secret Son (French: L'enfant secret) is a 1979 French film written and directed by Philippe Garrel. It stars Anne Wiazemsky as Elie and Henri de Maublanc as Jean-Baptiste, a filmmaker.[1] The original film score was composed by Faton Cahen who reprised his collaboration with Garrel on Liberté, la nuit (1983), Paris vu par… 20 ans après (1984) and J'entends plus la guitare (1991). It was premiered in Paris in 1979 and received wider release in 1982. In October 2017, it was released in cinemas in the United States.[2] The film won Prix Jean Vigo in 1982.[3]

Cast[]

  • Anne Wiazemsky as Elie
  • Henri de Maublanc as Jean-Baptiste
  • Xuan Lindenmeyer as Swann, Elie's child
  • Cécile Le Bailly as Chloé
  • Elli Medeiros as the whore
  • Philippe Garrel as the psychiatric patient
  • Ari Päffgen as the boy
  • Eliane Roy as Jean-Baptiste's mother

References[]

  1. ^ Sachs, Ben (25 May 2018). "L'Enfant Secret is so intimate it feels like a confession". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ^ Kenny, Glenn (17 October 2017). "Review: The Crushed Romanticism of Philippe Garrel's 'L'Enfant Secret'". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. ^ DeFore, John (18 October 2017). "'L'Enfant Secret': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

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