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The Son

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Price:	£7.93
RRP:	£22.99You Save: £15.06

Format:	DVD

Starring:	Olivier Gourmet \| Morgan Marinne \| Isabella Soupart

Director:	Jean-Pierre Dardenne \| Luc Dardenne \| Alain Marcoen

Screen:	Aspect Ratio 16:9

Languages:	French, Italian

Subtitles:	Dutch, English, Italian

No. of Disks:	2

Region:	Region 2

Release Date:	28 July 2003

Availability:	Despatched within 4 working days. More...

In their first film since the Palme d'Or winning 'Rosetta', brothers Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne present a subtle and disquieting study of a man whose life has been devastated by tragedy. Olivier Gourmet won the Best Actor Award at Cannes for his masterfully understated portrayal of a carpenter who teaches teenagers at a rehabilitation school. He is disturbed by the arrival of a new student, Francis (Morgan Marinne), and he struggles to maintain a professional distance in the boy's presence. An ambiguous relationship develops between the two until the eventual revelation of a terrible secret from the past that binds them together. Utilising their trademark pared-down visual aesthetic to great effect, the Dardennes have crafted a riveting, strikingly powerful film of profound emotional and moral complexity.