Fresh
This is frivolous verbal jousting elevated to a blood sport by people who are much more resilient than they let on.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
What's in a Name
A child is the beginning of happiness. A name is the beginning of despair.
2012 · 1h 49m · PG
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Alexandre de La Patellière
,
Matthieu Delaporte
Overview
Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a symphony orchestra, is also present. Vincent brings news from the prenatal examination of his and his wife Anna's unborn son. The name chosen by the soon-to-be parents strongly offends the others for many reasons. The dispute between the guests quickly escalates and before long the resurgence of old grudges and hidden secrets is unavoidable ...
Director and cast
- Alexandre de La Patellière Director
- Matthieu Delaporte Director
- Patrick Bruel as Vincent
- Valérie Benguigui as Élisabeth
- Charles Berling as Pierre
- Guillaume de Tonquédec as Claude
- Judith El Zein as Anna
- Françoise Fabian as Françoise
- Yaniss Lespert as Livreur pizza
- Miren Pradier as Infirmière bracelet
- Alexis Leprisé as Apollin
- Juliette Levant as Myrtille
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Rotten
What starts as an entertaining expose of Parisian society eventually becomes exhausting.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
Frequently delightful, full of ribald humor and compelling, intelligent debate.
Inkoo Kang, Village Voice
Fresh
An unborn's unlikely moniker is the simple but effective motor of What's in a Name?
Boyd van Hoeij, Variety
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