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Parc (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Parc' is a 2008 French drama film directed by Arnaud des Pallires. The film is based on John Cheever's 1969 novel 'Bullet Park'. The film stars Sergi Lpez, Jean-Marc Barr and Geraldine Chaplin. The film had its international premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September.
Plot
Georges Clou (Lopez) is a successful salesman, enjoying the fruits of his labour as a resident of an exclusive gated community in the French Riviera. His life is seemingly idyllic, a beautiful home, a loving wife and a son. Appearances are deceptive as this idyllic vision is spoiled by the traumas his teenage son endures. Elsewhere in the community, Paul Marteau (Barr), arrives with a troubled past and uncertain future.[http://www.franceinlondon.co.uk/en-Article-348-Parc-by-Arnaud-des-Pallires-Culture--Arnaud-des-Pallires-film.html Parc, by Arnaud des Pallires] France in London. 21 October 2008
Cast
*Sergi Lpez as Georges Clou
*Jean-Marc Barr as Paul Marteau
*Geraldine Chaplin as La mre de Marteau
*Nathalie Richard as Hlne Clou
*Laurent Delbecque as Toni Clou
*Delphine Chuillot as Evelyn Marteau
*Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Le propritaire
*Lszl Szab as Le gurisseur Balthazar Rutuola
Production
For the adaptation, the filmmaker transported the script from the United States to the French Riviera, with most of the action taking place around Nice.'Parc'. 'Positif'. Volume 575 January 2009
Reception
'Positif' described the film as "a curious fusion between the world of Chabrol and Lynch that awakens a riot of empathic anti-establishment feeling".
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