The Man Who Wanted a Child (L'homme qui rêvait d'un enfant) 17 years old
Alfred lives with his mother in a small village keeping chickens and selling eggs at the local market. He doesn't speak, except to his mother and to children. He has a girlfriend of sorts, although she shies away from any physical contact with her. But more than anything, Alfred wants a child. As natural fatherhood is out of the question he takes the next best option, and makes an application to adopt. With a very un-French lack of bureaucracy Alfred's adoptive son arrives, but turns out not to be the bouncing baby he was hoping for. [taken from London Film Festival 2006 catalogue]
Credits
The Man Who Wanted a Child Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Valérie Donzelli She was 34, now 51 years old | as Suzanne |
| Darry Cowl He was 81, 80 years old when he died | as Jules |
| Esther Gorintin She was 94, 96 years old when she died | as Mother |
| Artus de Penguern He was 50, 56 years old when he died | as Alfred |
The Man Who Wanted a Child Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Jérôme Dopffer as Producer. | Production |
| Bénédicte Couvreur as Producer. He was 57 (now 75) years old | Production |
| Crystel Fournier as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Delphine Gleize as Director. She was 33 (now 51) years old | Directing |
| Delphine Gleize as Screenplay. She was 33 (now 51) years old | Writing |
| Arthur H. as Music. | Sound |
| François Quiqueré as Editor. | Editing |
The Man Who Wanted a Child (17 years)
- Release day: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
- Runtime: 87 minutes