Film Screening:

Le fils (The Son)
(Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, 2002, 103 min, Belgium, France, French with English subtitles, color, 35mm)

-- Panel Discussion to Follow!

Written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, Le fils tells the story of a sixteen-year-old boy (Morgan Marinne) who is taken under the wing of a grieving carpenter named Olivier (Olivier Gourmet) who lost his son five years ago. As the film goes on, Olivier becomes more and more interested in the teenager and not until we meet Olivier’s wife (Isabella Soupart) do we find out exactly why he is so fixated on his new apprentice.

Le fils is an economy of motion, every movement of every character serves the greater meaning of the film, every moment drives towards the ending. Le fils is a testimony to the power of simplicity.

-- Gourmet’s performance won the Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival!

About the 2013 Ethics Film Series:
Taking the theme "Love and Justice," each film in this series explores how individuals - both alone and in context of their communities - engage the tension between the demands of justice and the grace of love.

-- Refreshments and free parking passes provided!

Cost: Free and Open to the Public!

Sponsors: The Kenan Institute for Ethics, Program in the Arts of the Moving Image (AMI), and Center for Documentary Studies (CDS)