Synopsis
Sylvette, a sassy waitress, Sandro, a macho guy, Sophie, a shy bourgeoisie, and Susan, an American actress, do not know each other and do not have much in common. However, they all have the same father, a scammer named Julius.
1996 Directed by Tonie Marshall
Sylvette, a sassy waitress, Sandro, a macho guy, Sophie, a shy bourgeoisie, and Susan, an American actress, do not know each other and do not have much in common. However, they all have the same father, a scammer named Julius.
Kinder des Scheusals
I watched Enfants de salaud as my latest Tonie Marshall film as part of Julie Delpy July. As with her other films, it was in French without any subtitles.
Enfants de salaud, or bastard children, is a comedy about 4 strangers who end up the abandoned, bastard children of a very success scammer. The film features a pretty stellar cast consisting of Nathalie Baye (an absolute icon of Julie Delpy July) Anémone (a reoccurring actress in Tonie Marshall's work), François Cluzet (a favorite of Lisa Azuelos), and Molly Ringwald.
The story starts off interestingly enough. A conman, Julius, cons a Spanish businesswoman out of a huge cheque and allegedly kills her. Then we see the court proceeding, during which we…