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| Directed by | Arnaud des Pallières |
| Produced by | Marie Guirauden Serge Lalou |
| Written by | John Cheever Arnaud des Pallières |
| Starring | Sergi López Jean-Marc Barr Geraldine Chaplin Nathalie Richard |
| Music by | Martin Wheeler |
| Cinematography | Jeanne Lapoirie |
| Editing by | Arnaud des Pallières |
| Release date(s) | September 11, 2008 (Toronto) January 14, 2009 (France) |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Parc is a 2008 French drama film directed by Arnaud des Pallières. The film is based on John Cheever's 1969 novel, Bullet Park. The film stars Sergi López, Jean-Marc Barr and Geraldine Chaplin. The film received its international premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September.
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Georges Clou (Lopez) is a successful salesman, enjoying the fruits of his labour as a resident of an exclusive gated community in the French Riviera. His life is seemingly idyllic, a beautiful home, a loving wife and a son. Appearances are deceptive as this idyllic vision is spoiled by the traumas his teenage son endures. Elsewhere in the community, Paul Marteau (Barr), arrives with a troubled past and uncertain future.[1]
For the adaptation, the filmmaker transported the script from the United States to the French Riviera, with most of the action taking place around Nice.[2]
Positif described the film as "a curious fusion between the world of Chabrol and Lynch that awakens a riot of empathic anti-establishment feeling".[2]