Je suis le seigneur du château
Je suis le seigneur du château | |
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Directed by | Régis Wargnier |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Je suis le seigneur du château (English: I'm the King of the Castle) is a 1989
Plot
The film stars Régis Arpin as 10-year-old Thomas, the son of a millionaire. Together, they live a fairly isolated existence, in a mansion in rural France. His father (Jean Rochefort) hires a woman (Dominique Blanc), whose husband has been reported missing in the First Indochina War, to take care of things while he is away. The maid's son, Charles (David Behar) moves in as well, and the two parents hope that the two can become friends; they become enemies immediately after meeting each other. Once their parents fall in love, Thomas decides to make Charles, whom he views as an "invader", as miserable as possible.
Je suis le seigneur du château might be compared by some to the
Notes
The film was shot at the chateau de Beaumanoir in the
The film deviates from the novel in several key ways. Most notably, it imbues a
References
External links
- Je suis le seigneur du château at IMDb