I saw this at the Film Festival of Angoulême. Although I have not seen the original - I had heard good things about it - I decided to give this a chance. The starting point is very original and promising. Father and son, both acclaimed orchestra conductors, have always had a bad relationship and when the father is invited to conduct the Scala in Milan, he becomes insufferable. Except that a mistake was made by an assistant and it was not the father who has been given this prestigious task but the son. There is no way the son can look his father in the eye and tell him this. So he lets him believe for a while that he is still going to Milan. This will lead to a painful confrontation when the father finds out.
Unfortunately, the film doesn't manage to fully explore the relationship between father and son. The film is too short; a good half an hour extra would have done the story good. Now it feels rushed.
Pierre Arditi is formidable as the father, but Yvan Attal is not of the same caliber. He has a lot of close ups while his facial expression is very limited.
All in all, while I can criticize some choices in directing and also cinematography, the film is not bad and worth while giving it a chance.
Unfortunately, the film doesn't manage to fully explore the relationship between father and son. The film is too short; a good half an hour extra would have done the story good. Now it feels rushed.
Pierre Arditi is formidable as the father, but Yvan Attal is not of the same caliber. He has a lot of close ups while his facial expression is very limited.
All in all, while I can criticize some choices in directing and also cinematography, the film is not bad and worth while giving it a chance.