My Childish Father (1953 film)

My Childish Father (French: Mon gosse de père) is a 1953 French drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Maurice Teynac, Jean Tissier and Arlette Poirier.[1] It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by Léopold Marchand which had previously been made into a 1930 film My Childish Father.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.

My Childish Father
Directed byLéon Mathot
Written byLéopold Marchand
Based onMy Childish Father by Léopold Marchand
Produced byJean Yatove
StarringMaurice Teynac
Jean Tissier
Arlette Poirier
CinematographyLéonce-Henri Burel
Edited byMarity Cléris
Music byMarceau Van Hoorebecke
Production
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Joëlle Films
Distributed byLes Films Marceau
Release date
  • 8 July 1953 (1953-07-08)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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A party-minded Parisian architect attempts to try and settle down when he marries a younger wife. However he still finds it impossible to overcome his distaste for hard work and his love of fun. Not even the arrival of his hard-working illegitimate American son can change him/

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References

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  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.279
  2. ^ Goble p.872

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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