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72% Critic Match
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
7.2 / 10• 1988• 2h 15m•NR• French
DramaAdventure
Storyline
A foundling, raised in the circus, Sam Lion becomes a businessman after a trapeze accident. However, when he reaches fifty and becomes tired of his responsibilities and of his son Jean-Philippe, he decides to disappear at sea. However, he runs into Albert Duvivier, one of his former employees. He comes to realise that he has ignored the important things in his life.
Cast & Crew
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Sam Lion
Lead
Richard Anconina
Albert Duvivier aka Al, Sam's fired employee
Marie-Sophie L.
Victoria, daughter of Sam
Jean-Philippe Chatrier
Jean-Philippe Lion, son of Sam
Lio
Yvette, Sam's first wife
Daniel Gélin
Pierre Duvivier, Albert's father
Béatrice Agenin
Corinne Lion, Victoria's mother
Michel Beaune
Maître Vergne, Sam's notary
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Lelouch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Itinerary of a Spoiled Child is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
