Knock, Knock, It's Mom!

2021 1h 28m FR

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5.4

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5.3

IMDB

★5.4TMDB · 122★5.3IMDB · 561

Comedy

Synopsis

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While her apartment is being renovated, Jacqueline is thrilled to be forced into spending "a few days" with her eldest daughter Carole and her son-in-law, who are both in couples therapy. These "few days" turn into "a few months". Jacqueline quickly feels at home. She prepares dinners, monopolizes the television, reorganizes the kitchen... She is here, and no one knows for how long!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Josiane Balasko
Jacqueline Mazerin
Mathilde Seigner
Carole Bordier
Jérôme Commandeur
Alain Bordier
Philippe Lefebvre
Nicolas Mazerin
Didier Flamand
Jean Laborde
Jean-François Cayrey
Lech, the painter
Line Renaud
Mamoune
Jean-Marie Marion
Hubert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Lavaine
Writers: Héctor Cabello Reyes, Bruno Lavaine, Eric Lavaine
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Jacqueline Mazerin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eric Lavaine, shot by Antoine Roch. 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 Lucas Lavaine. 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 Julia Danel 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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Josiane Balasko and Mathilde Seigner and Jérôme Commandeur carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9665786 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eric Lavaine directs. Antoine Roch behind the camera. Lucas Lavaine scores. Julia Danel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Part of the "Jacqueline Mazerin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Eric Lavaine, shot by Antoine Roch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lucas Lavaine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Julia Danel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Josiane Balasko and Mathilde Seigner and Jérôme Commandeur carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt9665786 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.