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Daddy Nostalgie (1990)

Daddy Nostalgie poster
Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
U
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman visits her parents to care for her dying father. During this time, she and her father slowly build a connection they never had before.

intimatebittersweetgentlecontemplativeemotionalsubduednostalgicquiet

What happens

Daddy Nostalgie, released as These Foolish Things in the UK and Daddy Nostalgia in the US, is a 1990 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and is Dirk Bogarde's last film. Odette Laure was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film tells the story of a young woman who goes to help her parents during her father's last illness and how in that time father and daughter establish a tentative bond that had eluded them all their lives. The film is dedicated to Michael Powell, who died shortly before its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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