By April MacIntyre Jul 1, 2009, 0:55 GMT
In July, TV5MONDE USA brings you father and son, Gerard and the late Guillaume Depardieu, together in "A Loving Father," along with the critically acclaimed 2008 film "Khamsa."
10/06/2002 - Guillaume Depardieu and Gerard Depardieu -In July, TV5MONDE USA brings you father and son, Gerard and the late Guillaume Depardieu, together in "A Loving Father," along with the critically acclaimed 2008 film "Khamsa." © Pixplanete / PR Photos
Guillaume Depardieu, 37, died in October 13, 2008, at the Garches hospital, after he contracted severe viral pneumonia while filming on location in Romania, where he had been working on "L'Enfance d'Icare."
Here’s a glimpse at some of the films playing throughout the month, from TV5Monde:
Thursday, July 2
A Loving Father (aka Aime Ton Pere)
Premieres 8:30 ET/ 5:30 PT
Starring renowned actors and father and son team Gérard Depardieu and Guillaume Depardieu, this 2003 U.S. premiered drama tells the tale of a son, desperately trying to reconnect with his estranged father after years of separation in order to find happiness in his life.
Throughout all the chaos, the son tracks down his father, who seemingly doesn’t care to be in his son’s life, and follows him on his motor bike which leads to a high speed chase leaving his father injured.
The police, however, mistakenly confuse the father for another cyclist who was pronounced dead leading the indignant, desperate son to kidnap his very own father in order to acquire much desired answers about his unfamiliar, fatherless past.
Saturday, July 18
Beware of My Love (aka Si Je T'aime...Prends Garde a Toi)
Premieres 1:30 ET/ 10:30 PT
Nominated for best film at the Verona Film Festival in 1999, Beware of My Love tells the tale of a passionate, yet complicated love between two seemingly opposite individuals. Starring award winning actors Nathalie Baye, Daniel Duval and Jean-Pierre Darroussin, the film is set in Paris where two strangers, Muriel and Samuel, begin a conversation on a long train ride and end up spending the night together.
Yet, Muriel begins having hesitations about Samuel due to his uncontrollable temper, unruly jealousy and his outrageous possessiveness. However, despite these factors which contrast her successful, independent lifestyle, Muriel gives in and ends up in a fervent relationship with Samuel. Muriel consistently struggles with the decision to stay and entertain such a domineering man who she ultimately finds herself in love with or to continue her life alone.
Sunday, July 26
Khamsa
Starring award winning actor Simon Abkarian, the film Khamsa, first released in the US in April 2009, tells the story of a young boy who attempts to find his true identity, but in the process, becomes involved in a whirlwind of dramatic, violent events.
After running away from his foster home, Khamsa returns to the gypsy camp that he once grew up on to find that everything has remained the same since he left…everything except for his friends.
Khamsa realizes that his best friends have become involved with a boy with a bad reputation for robbery and other criminal acts and soon begins to engage himself in this delinquent behavior. The innocent, childlike lifestyle that Khamsa and his friends once knew soon turns into a fight for life and a search for true character.
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