Parc (film)

Parc
Promotional poster
Directed by	Arnaud des Pallières
Produced by	Marie Guirauden Serge Lalou
Written by	John Cheever Arnaud des Pallières
Starring	Sergi López Jean-Marc Barr Geraldine Chaplin Nathalie Richard
Music by	Martin Wheeler
Cinematography	Jeanne Lapoirie
Edited by	Arnaud des Pallières
Distributed by	Ad Vitam Distribution
Release dates	11 September 2008 (2008-09-11) (Toronto) 14 January 2009 (2009-01-14) (France)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Parc is a 2008 French drama film directed by Arnaud des Pallières. The film is based on John Cheever's 1969 novel, Bullet Park. The film stars Sergi López, Jean-Marc Barr and Geraldine Chaplin. The film had its international premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September.

Plot

Georges Clou (Lopez) is a successful salesman, enjoying the fruits of his labour as a resident of an exclusive gated community in the French Riviera. His life is seemingly idyllic, a beautiful home, a loving wife and a son. Appearances are deceptive as this idyllic vision is spoiled by the traumas his teenage son endures. Elsewhere in the community, Paul Marteau (Barr), arrives with a troubled past and uncertain future.^[1]

Cast

• Sergi López as Georges Clou
• Jean-Marc Barr as Paul Marteau
• Geraldine Chaplin as La mère de Marteau
• Nathalie Richard as Hélène Clou
• Laurent Delbecque as Toni Clou
• Delphine Chuillot as Evelyn Marteau
• Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Le propriétaire
• László Szabó as Le guérisseur Balthazar Rutuola

Production

For the adaptation, the filmmaker transported the script from the United States to the French Riviera, with most of the action taking place around Nice.^[2]

Reception

Positif described the film as "a curious fusion between the world of Chabrol and Lynch that awakens a riot of empathic anti-establishment feeling".^[2]

References

External links

• Parc at the Internet Movie Database