Family Resemblances

1996 1h 50m FR

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 329

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Pierre Bacri
Henri Ménard
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Denis
Catherine Frot
Yolande Ménard
Agnès Jaoui
Betty Ménard
Claire Maurier
La mère
Wladimir Yordanoff
Philippe Ménard
Alain Guillo
Le présentateur TV
Cédric Klapisch
Le père en 1967

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cédric Klapisch
Writers: Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Cédric Klapisch
Languages: French
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cédric Klapisch, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philippe Eidel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Francine Sandberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jean-Pierre Bacri and Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Catherine Frot carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Cédric Klapisch directs. Benoît Delhomme behind the camera. Philippe Eidel scores. Francine Sandberg cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Cédric Klapisch, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philippe Eidel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Francine Sandberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jean-Pierre Bacri and Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Catherine Frot carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0118015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.