What's in a Name
What's in a Name

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A father-to-be and his very pregnant wife are invited for dinner by his sister and his brother-in-law. The setting is an upper-middle-class apartment in Paris. When the expecting parents reveal they intend to name their son "Adolphe", everyone else at the dinner is speechless. The situation eventually gets out of hand, when no one can come to an understanding, and everyone starts unearthing old rivalries and unspoken issues.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in What's in a Name:

Patrick Bruel
Valérie Benguigui
Charles Berling
Guillaume de Tonquédec
Judith El Zein
Françoise Fabian

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A father-to-be and his very pregnant wife are invited for dinner by his sister and his brother-in-law. The setting is an upper-middle-class apartment in Paris. When the expecting parents reveal they intend to name their son "Adolphe", everyone else at the dinner is speechless. The situation eventually gets out of hand, when no one can come to an understanding, and everyone starts unearthing old rivalries and unspoken issues.

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Urban Cinefile - 8/10 by Andrew L. UrbanA comedy but only if you like blood sports. A screenplay that positively bristles with ... well, bristles, it's as savage as Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf or Carnage
Village Voice - 6/10 by Inkoo KangThe French chamber dramedy What's in a Name is frequently delightful, full of ribald humor and compelling, intelligent debate.
New York Times - 6/10 by Stephen HoldenIn their intensity, the actors’ incisive, impeccably coordinated performances are pitched slightly above normal conversation but not so much that “What’s in a Name?” shatters credibility.
Limelight - 5/10 by Lynden BarberAdapting their own material, directors Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patelliere keep it all moving at breakneck speed while adding necessary moments of repose, and the actors ... give it their all.
ABC Radio (Australia) - 4/10 by CJ JohnsonFour of the five characters are really unlikeable, and the effect is of being trapped in a small place with five hideous people yelling at you - it's crushing, oppressive and claustrophobic.
Quickflix - 3/10 by Simon MiraudoIf I found any one of these five relatable, I wouldn't be wondering what to call my son, but rather inquiring into an operation that would make procreation an impossibility.
User Review - 10/10 by Kike MI almost turned this off during the first 10 minutes as I didn't think I would like it .... what a mistake that would have been. A must watch that is extremely funny.
User Review - 10/10 by Isabelle CI saw it this weekend at Houston Museum of Fine Arts. A splendid film with many laughts some them belly laughs. Still the film has a serious side in which it reveals us all to be slightly pompous and not that truly aware of those around us even those closest to us. A fine cast and some great writing.
User Review - 10/10 by Marc LFranchement ça faisait longtemps que je n'avais pas vu une comédie française aussi marrante ! Tourné un peu à la manière de Carnage, le film vous emporte dès le début et ne vous lâche qu'à la fin ! Vraiment j'ai adoré !
User Review - 10/10 by Sophie ZMight not be the movie of the century however I laugh from beginning to the end. The actors were fantastic and great dialogue so pertinent

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