The Silent Nephew
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1977
French release05/09/1979
Runtime1 h 35 min
Synopsis
During a summer vacation spent together, tensions in a large family surface. Joel, one of the family members, has Down's syndrome and has a happy and winning disposition. Unfortunately, his great-grandmother and grandmother and grandfather are cold to the boy. They feel that his presence in their midst shames them. This attitude infuriates the boy's parents and leads to recriminations and a split in the family.
Source : allmovie.com
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (15)
Full credits (8)
- Director of Photography : Michel Carre
- Assistant director : Claire Denis
- Editor : Patricia Neny
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Pierre Atlan
- Costume designer : Jacqueline Vierny
- Author of original work : Paul Savatier
- Production manager : Régine Hayem
- Production Designer : Bernard Pagnier
Media Gallery
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Handicap, Childhood, Family
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1977
- French release : 05/09/1979
- Runtime : 1 h 35 min
- Current status : Released
- Approval : Unknown
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
