The Lost Son (1999)

Avaliação/usuário:

6,7/10   

Diretor:

Chris Menges

Writers:

Eric Leclere (writer)
Margaret Leclere (writer)

Release Date:

21 Abril 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Chamada:

Certaines causes méritent de tout sacrifier.

Plot:

Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie...

Plot Keywords:

Urination Scene | Child Prostitution | Child Pornography | London England | Mexico

Awards:

1 nomination

Comentários dos usuários:

An excellent mystery/drama Europic.

Cast

Daniel Auteuil	...	Xavier Lombard
Nastassja Kinski	...	Deborah Spitz
Katrin Cartlidge	...	Emily
Marianne Denicourt	...	Nathalie
Ciarán Hinds	...	Carlos
Billie Whitelaw	...	Mrs. Spitz
Cyril Shaps	...	Mr. Spitz
Bruce Greenwood	...	Friedman
Jamie Harris	...	Hopper
Hemal Pandya	...	Shiva
Billy Smyth	...	Boy No 6
Cal Macaninch	...	Martin
Mark Benton	...	Giant
Michael Liebman	...	Peter (as Michael Liebmann)
Joe White	...	Barman

MPAA:

Rated R for scenes involving sexual exploitation of children, strong violence, language and some nudity.

Duração:

102 min

País:

France | UK | USA

Língua:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1,66 : 1

Som:

Dolby Digital

Censura:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, UK

Company:

Arts Council of England

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Lombard picks up a Walther PPK pistol with the magazine removed. He cycles the slide and then inserts the magazine. Although it appears he was charging the weapon, all he has done is ensure the gun is not loaded (there may be rounds in the mag, but there is no round in the chamber).

Movie Connections:

References Peeping Tom (1960)

Soundtrack:

100% Pure Love

An excellent mystery/drama Europic.

"The Lost Son" tells the story of a French private investigator (Auteuil) working in England who is retained by a wealthy family to find their adult son which leads to an investigation into a child slavery ring. A top tier film with all that we've come to enjoy about Europics and an excellent cosmopolitan cast, "TGS" has probably garnered more negative criticism than it deserves for taking on the subject of pedophilia. If so, it's simply a sad testament to a public mentality which will laud such sensationalistic garbage as "Pulp Fiction" or "Lock, Stock..." and their horrific violence while rejecting a more real treatment of a difficult issue which was not exploitive and offered insights into an evil underground of which too few are aware. Kudos to those who brought "The Lost Son" to fruition for an excellent film which did not sensationalize or pander to the people though it had the opportunity to do so.