
A story that focuses on the problematic relationship between Paul Marseul, owner of a prestigious vineyard in Saint Emilion and his son, Martin, who works with him on the family estate. Paul is a demanding and passionate wine-maker but is a domineering father. He is not happy that his son may one day succeed him. He dreams of a son who is more talented, more charismatic . . . and more in line with his own aspirations. Things deteriorate as Paul's trusted manager Francois is d... (Full plot summary below)
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A story that focuses on the problematic relationship between Paul Marseul, owner of a prestigious vineyard in Saint Emilion and his son, Martin, who works with him on the family estate. Paul is a demanding and passionate wine-maker but is a domineering father. He is not happy that his son may one day succeed him. He dreams of a son who is more talented, more charismatic . . . and more in line with his own aspirations. Things deteriorate as Paul's trusted manager Francois is dying of cancer. When Francois' son Philip, also in the wine business, returns from California to look after his father, Paul sees Philip as his ideal son and turns away from his own flesh and blood.
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| RogerEbert.comChristy LemireFrench director and co-writer Gilles Legrand shows great mastery of tone and pacing in his third feature, which begins life as a domestic drama set at a family-owned vineyard and slowly morphs into a tense thriller. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannLegrand has directed with belief in what he is doing, and Niels Arestrup as Paul manages to be both strong and subtly humorous. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonLustrous photography and a fine cast make this dark drama a compelling one. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchIt's well acted, slips easily and satisfactorily from the realistic into the melodramatic, and for the unviticultured like myself it is highly informative. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsIt all ends in tears, bouquet'd with irony, wisdom and bleak comedy. |
| CineVueJoseph WalshYou Will Be My Son is the sort of dark and twisted familial drama that only the French seem capable of fully realising. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)It's both an entertaining drama and a snappy little postcard of France. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA strongly acted, character-driven melodrama, concerned with the dynamics of family in general and father-son issues in particular, it presents situations so emotionally supercharged that the whole story could have come straight out of Balzac. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film overcomes its schematic plot elements with finely observed characterizations and rich dialogue. |
| Time OutEric HynesIt’s a human-size tragedy, one that shows how deadening it can be to remain subject to those who give us life. |