The Man Who Wanted a Child

Synopsis

Alfred lives with his mother in a small village keeping chickens and selling eggs at the local market. He doesn't speak, except to his mother and to children. He has a girlfriend of sorts, although she shies away from any physical contact with her. But more than anything, Alfred wants a child. As natural fatherhood is out of the question he takes the next best option, and makes an application to adopt. With a very un-French lack of bureaucracy Alfred's adoptive son arrives, but turns out not to be the bouncing baby he was hoping for. [taken from London Film Festival 2006 catalogue]

Main Cast

Artus de Penguern

Alfred

Age : 56 | Popularity : 5%

Darry Cowl

Jules

Age : 80 | Popularity : 10%

Valérie Donzelli

Suzanne

Age : 51 | Popularity : 8%

Esther Gorintin

Mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Rolande Kalis

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Jérôme Dopffer Bénédicte Couvreur
Camera	Director of Photography	Crystel Fournier
Sound	Music	Arthur H.
Writing	Screenplay	Delphine Gleize
Directing	Director	Delphine Gleize
Editing	Editor	François Quiqueré
Art	Production Design	Yves Fournier
Department	Role	Name

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