PREVIEW-You Will Be My Son

A welcome addition to our March programme at The Cinema at Gloucester Guidhall is the latest feature from relatively unknown French director Gilles Legrand in the form of You Will Be My Son. Although renowned for co-producing Jean Pierre Jeunet's superb Micmacs (2009), his directorial efforts have largely and undeservedly gone unnoticed, which is all the more reason for you to seek out this vintage gem.

Niels Arestrup (The Beat My Heart Skipped, The Diving Bell & The Butterfly, War Horse) plays Paul de Marseul, a passionate and demanding winemaker unsatisfied with the prospect of his son, Martin (Lorànt Deutsch) taking over his vineyard. He dreams of a more talented one, and finds him in the shape of Phillipe (Nicolas Bridet), the son of his steward, François (Patrick Chesnais). de Marseul lavishes attention and praise on Phillipe, all the time degrading Martin's achievements, eventually inviting Phillipe rather than his own son to attend his investiture in the Legion d'honneur.

Like any true French classic, naturally set in a vineyard, this boasts great performances from the entire cast and luscious cinematography, ultimately resulting in an incredibly compelling and at times of dark drama.

Why not enjoy it over a glass of wine from our bar, which you can take into the auditorium with you?

"Legrand handles the absurdity with some style, and there is something clever in making an apparently minor character responsible for a major narrative flourish. An enjoyable spectacle."

Peter Bradshaw- The Guardian

"As metaphors for life go, wine has a very high yield, and Gilles Legrand's sensitive screenplay tramples out every last drop of juice."

Robbie Collin- Daily Telegraph

"The feelings have a persuasive, bloody rawness to them."

Hannah McGill- The List

Check out the trailer here:

You Will Be My Son is playing on Wednesday 6th March ONLY at 7:45pm