Storyline
Paul has been imprisoned for ten years for passing counterfeit money. He feels victimized enough, both for the prison time and for the crime which led to it; he committed the crime to give his wife the nice things she asked him for. When he discovers that she has remarried a quite wealthy man, he is outraged. However, his ire is not due to her disloyalty to him; he loved their only son to distraction, and now the boy has no knowledge or memory of him.
Cast & Crew
Gérard Blain
Paul Boyer
Lead
César Chauveau
Marc at 10 years old
Daniel Sarky
Cazenave
Francia Seguy
Madeleine, Paul's mother
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gérard Blain's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Pelican is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”