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Family Resemblances

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A bourgeois family -- including domineering matriarch Madame Menard (Claire Maurier), rebellious daughter Betty (Agnès Jaoui), unambitious son Henri (Jean-Pierre Bacri) and his financially successful yet perpetually nervous brother, Philippe (Wladimir Yordanoff) -- assemble at a restaurant to celebrate the birthday of Yolande (Catherine Frot), Philippe's timid wife. As the evening wears on, bitter sibling rivalries and decades-long grudges and slowly reveal themselves.

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Dec 3, 2003 Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times This droll symphony of comic disenchantment is as perfectly balanced and executed as the timepiece of your dreams. Rated: 4.5/5 Feb 14, 2001 Full Review Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle An affectionate glimpse at humankind. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 4/5 Mar 8, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 6, 2005 Full Review Dan Lybarger Nitrate Online A charming entry from France. Rated: 4/5 Sep 17, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Valquria G Incrível demais 👏🏼👏🏼 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Un huis-clos parfait. Tout est dans les savoureux dialogues et le jeu des acteurs. L'amour fraternel est bien souvent un mirage. Un air de famille en explore et démontre toutes les frustrations cachés sous les apparences... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the pitfalls of just about any lengthy relationship is the sense that you've heard it all before. Another are the unspoken, barely hidden judgements that people form of others. You get both of these in this film. It would be a real drag if it weren't for the little funny parts in the dialogue. There are some great lines. The only downside is that some of the characters feel a bit underexplored. Kept in the same environment, you don't really get much of a feel for what any of them like in any great way. But then, that's exactly what these kinds of situations force upon us all. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Ecriture geniale. Comme toujours. Du BON cinéma français. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member incredibly funny and well acted! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This was ok..but few U.S. filmgoers will like it. There's just no action at all, only talk and facial/gestural nuance concerning family dynamics. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A bourgeois family -- including domineering matriarch Madame Menard (Claire Maurier), rebellious daughter Betty (Agnès Jaoui), unambitious son Henri (Jean-Pierre Bacri) and his financially successful yet perpetually nervous brother, Philippe (Wladimir Yordanoff) -- assemble at a restaurant to celebrate the birthday of Yolande (Catherine Frot), Philippe's timid wife. As the evening wears on, bitter sibling rivalries and decades-long grudges and slowly reveal themselves.
Director
Cédric Klapisch
Producer
Charles Gassot
Screenwriter
Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Cédric Klapisch
Distributor
Leisure Time Features
Production Co
Le Studio Canal +, Téléma, France 2 Cinema
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 12, 1998, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$316.9K
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Dolby, Surround