Title: Return of the Hero
Original Title: Le retour du héros
Year: 2018
Info
- Country: France Belgium
- Length: 90 Minutes (1 hour 30 min)
- Genre: Comedy History
- Studios: Studio Canal
- Distributor: DeAPlaneta
- Age rating: 12 (Suitable for 12 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: December 07 2018
Plot
1809, France. Captain Neuville, a great seducer, asks the hand of the young Pauline with the distrust of his elder sister, Elisabeth. One day Neuville is called to the front and leaves his future wife, Pauline, with a broken heart. The sister of the abandoned woman decides to write letters in the name of her beloved to encourage her turning into his stories in a real war hero, but everything goes to hell when Neuville returns. Laurent Tirard directs and co-writes this historical comedy starring Oscar-winning Jean Dujardin ('The Artist'), Mélanie Laurent ('Damned Bastards') and Noémie Merlant ('A Week in Corsica'). A very funny French and Belgian co-production that premiered on February 14, 2018.
Cast
Director:
Madame Beaugrand
Capitán Charles-Grégoire Neuville
Elisabeth Beaugrand
Pauline
General Mortier-Duplessis
Monsieur Beaugrand
Videos
'Return Of The Hero' Spanish subtitled trailer
November 7 2018
Photos
Trivia
Return to the comedy
This film is the return to the comedy of the French director and scriptwriter Laurent Tirard.
Great references
In the words of the director, the comedy is influenced by numerous masterpieces of cinema, such as: 'Drums Along the Mohawk' or 'The Searchers'. There are also hints to films like 'Gone with the Wind' when Neuville is telling his exploits to an audience.
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