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      Family Tree

      2010 1h 35m Drama List
      Reviews 57% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Members of an affluent French family want to know why their patriarch (Guy Marchand) refused to attend the funeral of his eldest son. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member French consistent style. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member I absolutely loved FAMILY TREE, a very absorbing and tender drama about a family wrecked by their own disconnection to one another. The set-up has the classy, elderly Guy Marchand [in a quietly studied performance] refusing to attend his son's funeral much to the dismay of his younger son and it is from this point that the film unravels with a dignified air of resignation to reveal the underlying significance of his act, as well as to delve into a plethora of topics concerning families everywhere, some more subtle than others. Francoise Fabian is a standout as the patient, loving wife who holds the family together but inside is far more vulnerable and withholding. Although FAMILY TREE unfolds much like a play [which on stage would probably be very effective], the use of the massive family property, its acres of forest and the titular tree, as well as the seasonal time frame devised to develop the narrative [divvied into four parts over the course of a year] makes you realize how viscerally, poetically and visually the story best works on film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Saw this at the VIFF - Excellent movie, loved it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Members of an affluent French family want to know why their patriarch (Guy Marchand) refused to attend the funeral of his eldest son.
      Director
      Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
      Screenwriter
      Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
      Production Co
      Les Films du Lendemain, Maïa Cinéma
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Runtime
      1h 35m