
What's in a Name
A child is the beginning of happiness. A name is the beginning of despair.
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4/25/2012Runtime
109 minsGenres
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Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris. Claude, a childhood friend and trombonist in a symphony orchestra, is also present. Vincent brings news from the prenatal examination of his and his wife Anna's unborn son. The name chosen by the soon-to-be parents strongly offends the others for many reasons. The dispute between the guests quickly escalates and before long the resurgence of old grudges and hidden secrets is unavoidable...

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An elegant dinner party unravels in real time as a simple disagreement over a baby's name becomes the fuse for decades of buried resentment and class anxiety between old friends. Darkly comic and increasingly uncomfortable, it's a masterclass in how quickly civility can crack.
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