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My Childish Father (1953)

My Childish Father poster
Original title
Mon gosse de père
Directed by
Léon Mathot
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged man tries to reconnect with his distant child. Their relationship is strained by past choices and misunderstandings.

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What happens

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. 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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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