The Château

– Two brothers go to France to claim the chateau they have inherited...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
The Château (2001)

Two brothers go to France to claim the chateau they have inherited.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
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Genre:
Release Date:

16 Jan 2002

Language:

English, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jesse Peretz

Writer:

Thomas Bidegain (idea), Jesse Peretz

Main Actors:

Sylvie Testud, Benjamin Tessier, Philippe Nahon, Marie Verdi

Plot:

When two American brothers, Graham and Allen Granville, learn that they have inherited a chateau in France, they cannot believe their luck. However, when they arrive, the brothers find themselves completely ill-equipped to communicate with the chateau's staff (even with the help of a pocket dictionary). With no hope of paying off the chateau's enormous debt, the pair are forced to sell the chateau, leaving a bewildered staff resorting to desperate and hilarious measures to keep their home. Through a series of comedic misunderstandings, the film's stars not only uncover they're not as distant from the staff as they might think, they also discover something about the importance of family.

Production:

IFC Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
Metacritic:
54%