One of the best films about such a deceptively simple thing as brotherly love to have come out of France in quite a while.
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04/01/07
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Son Frere (2004)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:23
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.1/10
Theatrical Release:Apr 2, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: This harrowing family tale about illness and grief is directed by the commanding Patrice Chereau (QUEEN MARGOT, INTIMACY). Captivating at every moment, the film thrives on the emotional intensity... [More]
Starring: Bruno Todeschini, Eric Caravaca, Nathalie Boutefeu, Maurice Garrel
Director: Patrice Chereau
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04/01/06
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02/09/06
The movie brings disease back to metaphoric ground zero and, in the process, links the sick and the healthy in one significant but often overlooked manner: We're all prisoners of our own bodies.
12/10/04
Top CriticWhile visually impressive -- the film won the Silver Bear for best director at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival -- Son Frere is draining to look at.
12/10/04
An observant little film that plays like a poignant étude.
12/10/04
Top CriticIt features two of the least interesting characters in recent memory.
05/21/04
Somber, almost clinically severe...ultimately 'Son Frere,' for all its admirable qualities, fails to move us.
05/21/04
Its laser-like focus on these two brothers, coming back together just as death is about to pull them apart, is compelling and emotionally honest.
05/21/04
Fine performances, but it feels like they are being reined in to keep their emotional distance - from each other and from the audience. Still... it can be devastating.
05/21/04
It's as honest as it is agonizing.
05/20/04
Top CriticBoth [Todeschini] and Caravaca do a great deal with very little histrionics to make auds care for two brothers who are clearly re-learning to appreciate their family ties, but who only rarely confront each other about their respective emotional journeys.
04/27/04
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04/09/04
Just the quiet drama of two brothers, briefly reunited in their old Nantes neighborhood. Just the small essential struggle of one man, trying to make sense of a life before it's gone.
04/08/04
Top CriticHushed, clinical, grimly paced, and moving.
04/07/04
Top CriticThe same black-and-blue realism that made French director Patrice Chereau's romance Intimacy such a memorable, if gloomy, experience is once again evident in this moody adaptation of Philippe Besson's novel.
04/02/04
A harrowingly accurate portrait of the indignities sometimes suffered by hospitalized patients -- and the sacrifices their families make.
04/02/04
Top CriticInsightful and often painful to watch, Patrice Chereau's sensitive drama captures the reality of chronic illness.
04/02/04
Top CriticWhile it's not the most dramatically gripping film, Son achieves an effective sense of realism with handheld camerawork, natural lighting and very convincing performances.
04/01/04
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