Beau Pere

Sep 15, 1981

2h 3m

★ 6.6

Overview

Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock passes, Rémi is caught off-guard when Marion begins expressing her attraction to him. Initially repulsed, Marion's mature beauty wears him down as he finally caves to her seductions.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Sara Films

Antenne 2

Beau Pere Trailers

Cast

Rémi

Patrick Dewaere

Marion

Ariel Besse

Charly

Maurice Ronet

Simone

Geneviève Mnich

Nicolas

Maurice Risch

Charlotte

Nathalie Baye

Martine

Nicole Garcia

la Maîtresse de maison

Macha Méril

Monsieur Doulens

Yves Gasc

Madame Doullens

Rose Thiéry

le pédiâtre

Pierre Le Rumeur

le médecin S.O.S.

Catherine Alcover

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