L'homme que l'on aimait trop
In the Name of My Daughter- Director
- André Téchiné
- Country
- France
- Year
- 2014
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- André Téchiné, Cédric Anger
- Cast
- Catherine Deneuve, Guillaume Canet, Adèle Haenel
- Production
- Fidélité Films
Storyline
Nice, 1976. Following the failure of her marriage, Agnès Le Roux returns from Africa to her mother Renée, owner of the Casino Le Palais de la Méditerranée. The young lady falls in love with Renée’s confident, Maurice Agnelet, a handsome lawyer 10 years elder. He has other relationships; she’s crazy for him. Shareholder of the Casino, Agnès wants to sell her family heritage to become independent, but her mother stubbornly refuses. A riddled game empties the casino’s vaults. Renée is threatened. The shadow of the mafia and Fratoni, the dodgy boss of a competing casino who is trying to take over the Palais de la Méditerranée are behind these misdeeds. Amid this conflict, Maurice switches side and puts Agnès in contact with Fratoni, who offers her 3 million Francs for her to vote against her mother. Agnès accepts, Renée losescontrol of the casino. Agnès regrets her betrayal, Maurice leaves her. Following a suicide attempt, the young lady disappears in October 1977. Her body will never be found. Thirty years later Maurice Agnelet is still the prime suspect of this crime with no evidence nor body. Convinced of his guilt, Renée fiercely fights for his conviction…
Festivals & Academy awards and others
Festival de Cannes 2014
Official Selection - Out of Competition
Miami International Film Festival 2015
SPOTLIGHT ON FRENCH CINEMA