The Successor (2023 film)

The Successor
FrenchLe Successeur
Directed byXavier Legrand
Written byXavier Legrand
Based onL'Ascendant by Alexandre Postel
Produced byAlexandre Gavras
StarringMarc-André Grondin
Yves Jacques
Anne-Élisabeth Bossé
CinematographyNathalie Durand
Edited byYorgos Lamprinos
Julie Wuillai
Music bySébastian Akchoté
Production
companies
KG Productions
Metafilms
Stenola Productions
Distributed byHaut et Court
MK2 Films
Release date
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesFrance
Belgium
Canada
LanguageFrench

The Successor (French: Le Successeur) is a 2023 thriller drama film directed by Xavier Legrand.[1] Adapted from Alexandre Postel's 2015 novel L'Ascendant, the film stars Marc-André Grondin as Ellias Barnes, a Canadian man who has become head of a major fashion house in Paris, but must face up to his past when his father unexpectedly dies.[2]

The cast also includes Yves Jacques, Laetitia Isambert-Denis, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Blandine Bury, Vincent Leclerc, Louis Champagne, Mireille Naggar, Marie-France Lambert, Thierry Harcourt, Florence Janas, Anne Loiret, Sarah Desjeunes Rico, Ted Pluviose, Jin Xuan Mao, Cindy Doutres, Nine d'Urso and Veronika Vasilyeva Rije.

  1. ^ Debrige, Peter (26 September 2023). "'The Successor' Review: Cold, Controlled French Thriller Implicates Entire Patriarchy in the Sins of a Father". Variety.
  2. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (27 September 2023). "'The Successor' Review: A Dark and Distressing Psychological Thriller With Too Much Faulty Logic". The Hollywood Reporter.