Beau Pere

1981 · 123 min · FR · PG-13 · 6.4 (158 votes)

Dir. Bertrand Blier · Starring Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse, Maurice Ronet, Geneviève Mnich, Maurice Risch, Nathalie Baye · Music Philippe Sarde

DramaRomanceComedy

Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock passes, Rémi is caught off-guard when Marion begins expressing her attraction to him. Initially repulsed, Marion's mature beauty wears him down as he finally caves to her seductions.

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A heavy, jazz-infused atmosphere permeates this deeply uncomfortable character study. It explores the unsettling terrain of grief and forbidden attraction with a slow, deliberate pace that lingers long after the credits roll.

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