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Un air de famille

  • 1996
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
5.7K
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Un air de famille (1996)
ComedyDrama

An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memori... Read allAn upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce.An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce.

  • Director
    • Cédric Klapisch
  • Writers
    • Agnès Jaoui
    • Jean-Pierre Bacri
    • Cédric Klapisch
  • Stars
    • Jean-Pierre Bacri
    • Jean-Pierre Darroussin
    • Catherine Frot
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    5.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cédric Klapisch
    • Writers
      • Agnès Jaoui
      • Jean-Pierre Bacri
      • Cédric Klapisch
    • Stars
      • Jean-Pierre Bacri
      • Jean-Pierre Darroussin
      • Catherine Frot
    • 24User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Top cast31

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    Jean-Pierre Bacri
    Jean-Pierre Bacri
    • Henri
    Jean-Pierre Darroussin
    Jean-Pierre Darroussin
    • Denis
    Catherine Frot
    Catherine Frot
    • Yolande
    Agnès Jaoui
    Agnès Jaoui
    • Betty
    Claire Maurier
    Claire Maurier
    • Madame Ménard - la mère
    Wladimir Yordanoff
    Wladimir Yordanoff
    • Philippe
    Alain Guillo
    • Le Présentateur
    Sophie Simon
    • La Mère 1967
    Cédric Klapisch
    Cédric Klapisch
    • Le Père 1967
    Antoine Chappey
    • Le Voisin
    Chantal Gouard
    • Une amie de la mère
    Viviane Ordas
    • Une amie de la mère
    Aurélie Remacle
    • Betty 1967
    Nicolas Taeb
    • Henri 1967
    Ludovic Taeb
    • Philippe 1967
    Romain Legrand
    • Kevin
    Hugo Charpiot
    • Mikael
    Zinedine Soualem
    Zinedine Soualem
    • Un consommateur
    • Director
      • Cédric Klapisch
    • Writers
      • Agnès Jaoui
      • Jean-Pierre Bacri
      • Cédric Klapisch
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews24

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    Lanwench

    Stuck with me for a long time afterwards

    The obvious 'filmed play' style enhanced this for me - there would have been little to gain by making it more of a movie. Wonderful character development and fantastic acting. A disturbing portrait of a dysfunctional family - exaggerated slightly to play to the back of the house, but not too much.
    10chazzy-3

    Superbly observed microcosm

    Mr. Klapisch continues to mark himself as one of the finest directors of his generation; with simple means, he tells tales which stick close to the bone of contemporary life, and he knows his territory quite well. This French family could not ring more true, and it is in the subtleties - such as the scenes of the "successful" son who is nonetheless hounded by the biting criticisms of his family - that Klapitch really distances himself from his contemporaries. There is little of the long-windedness or preciousness of some of the current flock of young directors, and his films never glibly mock their characters, which can leave more chilling - or uplifting - conclusions towards the end of their tales. It seems that every time a movie is adapted from a play people seem to harp on its "theatricality" - almost as a matter of course - yet this film works quite well on the screen, and the visual qualities of the storytelling are numerous, while the cinematography is superb throughout. I must also add that, despite the fact that we are discouraged from reacting to existing comments on this page, the comments of the reviewer from Dublin, Ireland are among the most ludicrous I have seen on these pages; Un Air de Famille - it is a superb title in French - is one of the finest films to come out of France in the last decade.
    burneyfan

    A birthday celebration."

    If like me you like French films, you will like this one. There is no

    plot to speak of and no time wasted in car-chases and violent action

    sequences. There is just fascinating dialogue and the interaction of

    intereresting characters, plus the expression of real emotion and

    nuances of feeling. There is an intimacy with the characters that is

    typically French and which the Americans rarely achieve. At the end of

    the film you feel you know and understand these people and are wiser for

    having known them.

    I loved the performance of Catherine Frot in the film, She was delicious

    and made the character of Yolande incredibly appealing and lovable.

    What a crying shame she should have shackled herself to such a

    self-centred, unappreciative husband. He was the luckiest man alive and

    yet too obtuse to realize it. Hows appallingly sad.

    The high-light of the film for me was the little dance Yolande had with

    the quiet, philosophic bar-man Denis, played by Jean-Pierre Darroussin,

    who, revealing his kind heart, offered to dance with her when her

    insensitive husband refused - despite the fact that it was supposed to

    be her birthday celebration. Denis's skillful dancing surprised them all, and disclosed a whole new

    aspect of his personality. There is a touching moment at the bar when

    Yolande, suspecting Betty's romantic interest and trying to encourage

    it, says to her with a lovely winsome expression; `He's a good dancer.' And at the end of the film when Betty and Denis are seen to declare

    their love for each other, she says delightedly, to the chagrin of her

    snobbish and spiteful mother-in-law; `You know what this means? It means

    he's going to be
    9keng5

    Family strife.

    If like me you like French films, you will like this one. There is no plot to speak of and no time wasted in car-chases and violent action sequences. There is just fascinating dialogue and the interaction of interesting characters, plus the expression of real emotion and nuances of feeling. There is an intimacy with the characters that is typically French and which the Americans rarely achieve. At the end of the film you feel you know and understand these people and are wiser for having known them.

    I loved the performance of Catherine Frot in the film. She was delicious and made the character of Yolande incredibly appealing and lovable. What a crying shame she should have shackled herself to such a self-centred, unappreciative husband. He was the luckiest man alive and yet too obtuse to realise it. How appallingly sad.

    The high-light of the film for me was the little dance Yolande had with the quiet, philosophic bar-man Denis, played by Jean Pierre Darroussin, who, revealing his kind heart, offered to dance with her when her insensitive husband refused - despite the fact that it was supposed to be her birthday celebration. Denis's skillful dancing surprised them all, and disclosed a whole new aspect of his personality. There is a touching moment at the bar when Yolande, suspecting Betty's romantic interest and trying to encourage it, says to her with a lovely winsome expression; "He's a good dancer." And at the end of the film when Betty and Denis are seen to declare their love for each other, she says delightedly, to the chagrin of her snobbish and spiteful mother-in-law; "You know what this means? It means he's going to be part of the family."
    writers_reign

    Family Misfortunes

    This is a vehicle from and for (they both appear in it) a very gifted team of writer/actors or vice versa and in some ways a dress rehearsal for their standout Les Gout des autres which would, a couple of years later, cop a bagful of Cesars and deservedly so. Unlike other commenters I don't find the obvious stage origins a problem any more than I do with say, Francis Veber's 'Diner du Cons', which works equally well in both media. I haven't, alas, seen the stage version of this though I would dearly love to. The writing is spot on, the characters are flesh and blood and one hundred per cent believable. It's one of those movies where we can say that, yes, we all know people like this. It would be churlish to single out anyone from this fine ensemble cast, including the two authors, suffice it to say that everyone turns in a great performance. One to see again and again.

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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      Yolande: What use is it to keep a paralysed dog in the house?

      Denis: Think of it as a decoration. It's like a rug, but alive.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Un petit jeu sans conséquence (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Tu me Donnes
      (Come Prima)

      Music by Sandro Taccani and Vincenzo di Paola

      Italian lyrics by Mario Panzeri

      French lyrics by Jacques Larue

      Performed by Dalida

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 6, 1996 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Leisure Time Features
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Family Resemblances
    • Filming locations
      • 14 Passage Elisabeth, Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, France(Henri calls for Arlette)
    • Production companies
      • Téléma
      • Le Studio Canal+
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €3,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $92,806
    • Gross worldwide
      • $92,806
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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