As Luck Would Have It

A gentle, talky French comedy of awkward obligations, where bureaucratic absurdity and domestic complications unfold with mild charm and little urgency.

Directed by

Lorenzo Gabriele

Genres

Comedy, Tv movie

Starring

Jean-Claude Brialy, Sabine Haudepin, Julien Bravo

Overview

Jean-Pierre is a literature professor in Switzerland. Due to the vagarities of Swiss law, he is selected, basically at random, to be the guardian of a parentless teenage boy named Antoine. Conflict comes into the story as Jean-Pierre, who has just accepted a major promotion, must now deal with caring for a teenage boy he doesn't want to care for, as well as handling his own jealous boyfriend. Then his wife steps into the picture. Things get complicated from there as Jean-Pierre tries to get out of his guardianship.

How it feels

Light, whimsical, warm and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Found family, identity, family, sexuality

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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