L'Homme qui rêvait d'un enfant (2007) Directed by Delphine Gleize
Comedy / Drama
Film Synopsis
Although Alfred is able to talk to his mother, he becomes mute whenever
anyone else speaks to him. This affliction has blighted his life,
preventing him from winning Suzanne, the woman he has long loved.
One day, he decides to adopt a child, in the hope that this may resolve
all of his problems. But, after weeks of nervous waiting, Alfred
is surprised when he doesn't see a child waiting for him at the
station. The only person there is an old man with a suitcase...
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.
American film comedy had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, but it remains an important genre and has given American cinema some of its enduring classics.