Son Frere
by Patrice Ch?reau
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Actor: Bruno Todeschini, Catherine Ferran, Eric Caravaca, Maurice Garrel, Nathalie BoutefeuDirector: Patrice Ch?reau
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Strand Releasing
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Movie Review: "This Is My Life Now"
Summary: 5 Stars
The French director Patrice Chereau's film "Son Frere" ("His Brother") is the straightforward story of two brothers, Thomas (Bruno Todeschini), who is dying from a rare blood disease, and his younger brother Luc (Eric Caravaca) who forsakes everything, including his lover Vincent (Sylvain Jacques), and his job, to return to their childhood home in Brittany to care for his brother.
The scenes in the hospital in Paris are realistic to a fault. The footage of Thomas' getting his body shaved before a spleenectomy, that ultimately does not save him, is almost too painful to watch. These scenes are contrasted with the calm beauty of the seaside where Thomas and Luc return after Thomas has refused any more treatment.
The actors give fine performances: Todeschini as Thomas, Caravaca as Lulc, Jacques as Vincent, Nathalie Boutefeu (Thomas' girlfriend Claire) as well as Catherine Ferran who plays the Thomas' kind but honest physician.
The film makes a statement about illness ("this is my life now") but also about the love between brothers and reconciliation. Thomas and Luc have been estranged for a long time, but Thomas' serious illness enables them to cut through all the petty things that separated them and get to the business of living-- and loving-- before it is too late. Luc remembers that Thomas, who is older, has saved his life many times and recounts an event that took place when he was eleven and was attacked by bees and Thomas came to his rescue. Both brothers acknowledge that they have always loved each other. At times Luc is the only family member Thomas "invites" to his bedside.
"Son Frere" is a beautiful little gem of a film that rings true in every frame and goes straight to the heart.
Summary of Son Frere
Thomas and Luc are brothers. Thomas is straight; Luc is gay. Unable to accept his brother`s homosexuality, Thomas distances himself. When Thomas contracts a terminal illness, he intrudes into Luc`s contented life and asks him to be his caretaker. Luc begrudgingly sacrifices his lover, his job and his comfortable life to care for his dying brother. Through the rounds of doctors and the demanding challenges of catastrophic illness, the brothers are forced to examine the meaning of their existence, and their powerlessness in the face of impending doom. They return to their childhood home on the beach, reconnect with their past, and ultimately forge a new and vital relationship. From Patrice Ch?reau, director of "The Queen Margot," "Intimacy," and "L`Homme bless?."Art House & International DVD Video
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