Son of the Shark
| Son of the Shark (Le Fils du Requin) | |
|---|---|
Agnes Merlet | |
| Written by | Santiago Amigorena Agnes Merlet |
| Produced by | Francois Fries |
| Starring | Ludovic Vandendaele Eric Da Silva Sandrine Blancke Maxime Leroux |
| Cinematography | Gerard Simon |
| Edited by | Guy Lecorne Pierre Choukroun |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais |
| Distributed by | Seventh Art Releasing |
Release date | 24 November 1993 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Son of the Shark (
Agnes Merlet, about two brothers, Martin (Ludovic Vandendaele) and Simon (Eric Da Silva), and their adventures as juvenile delinquents in the north of France
.
Inspired by a well-known passage of Lautréamont's Les Chants de Maldoror, Martin holds a belief, in which he claims to be "the son of a female shark". He hopes that someday he and his brother, Simon will disappear to the bottom of the ocean, where they will live happily ever after surrounded by dancing fish.[1]
Awards and nominations
The film won the 1994
César Award for Best Debut.[2]
Cast
- Ludovic Vandendaele as Martin
- Eric Da Silva as Simon
- Sandrine Blancke as Marie
- Maxime Leroux as The father
- Yolande Moreau as The driver
- Olivier Saladin
- Jacques Mathou
References
- ^ Holden, Stephen (1995-03-10). "FILM REVIEW; Delinquent Brothers Find Solace in the Sea". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ Un poème de la révolte
External links
- The Son of the Shark at IMDb
- Le Fils du Requin at AllMovie
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