Eric Seghal - Man, Woman, Child............ A superb masterpiece by one of the best authors who can portray the saga of human emotions.
The story starts with the arrival of a message about a young boy. The Man who loves his wife and pretty daughters and with a wonderful career is torn between what is right and wrong.
Eric Seghal, the master , in bringing out the relationships between personalities, portrays the heart wrenching decisions made, so that there is no loss in telling the truth to people whom one loves and trusts with the complete knowledge that this truth can change the lives completely.
The wife (Sheila) is told the truth about a sudden unwanted relationship which happened very accidentally and unknowingly. The world almost comes to a shatter for the lady of the house who always felt the pride when her friends envied her for the happiness and the peace in her family. But though in the heart of heart, she knows that it was a mistake made accidentally, the truth hurts the ego and the husband (Bob) and wife are forced to portray a happy family scene just to please their two lovely daughters who are the apple of their eyes.
An agreement is made when the message is finally received about this young boy, who had no knowledge that he had a father, and the fact that the father also did not have any idea about the existence of this child.
The deal made between the happy husband and wife whose lives are now shattered after the truth is known is that the boy would stay with the family for a month, so that alternative arrangements can be made to secure a future without having to put him into an orphanage. The boy arrives finally and is warmly welcomed by the two daughters of the family, but the lady of the house, though she knows that she hates him, puts up a good show to please the young boy, but is always afraid when her emotions might take a toll.
Sheila is always curious to know how the mother of this young boy looked and tries to create an image in her mind by looking at the boy. The boy is found to be much disciplined, well-mannered helpful child who knows his responsibilities at the very young age. He mentions about how he used to help his mother and make coffee and the fact that he can turn up an excellent salad when his mother used to return home after attending her patients.
The family’s best friend comes to know the truth and the bitter truth about the young boy gets broken to the two daughters? by the family’s friend’s son unknowingly.
Fate plays a cruel hand and the truth about the boy is finally known to the entire family and the lives of the four happy people in the house are completely attacked by this sudden lightening. The girls are shattered and they take out the anger on the little boy who goes away suddenly, only to be attacked by a delirious fever. The family unities now and prays for the recovery.
The saga of this emotional human drama where the perfect marriage now takes its test of strength and toil. It is then decided to leave the boy back after the alternative arrangements are made, but now the father is emotional attached for he’s the son whom he had always wanted in some corner of his heart though he loved his daughters. The lady also feels that the husband can be forgiven for he’s always been her life, slowly also accepts the boy and the girls also decide that he can stay with them and join their school, but the BOY has his own dreams which he feels he should carry it out.
He announces that he is all ready and prepared for his exams to join the school which is mother always wanted him to join and speaks of his mother and her vision for him and tells that he would follow her foot steps to become the kind of doctor she was. Though the once shattered family is now all united and craves for the little boy, they respect his decision, and the fact that he would be with them for his vacations.
Eric Seghal, the king of emotions brings out his best piece of work in Man, Woman, Child. The love of the father to his daughters. the love of mother , and now the love which had to be shared with an unknown boy.......of whom he had no idea.
Life can take unexpected turns at various points, but how the turn is endured is shown in Man, Woman, Child. Each individual has their own ways of living and showing the world that they are not dependent on anybody. This is shown best by this little boy who spends all his free time mastering Shakespeare, history, science to enable him to pursue the dream which his mother had seen for him. A true true masterpiece.