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Familia

Familia

2008
A comedy-drama set in Quebec that looks at the relationships of two sets of three generations of women and contemplates the question of whether or not women are genetically bound to be like their mothers. Michele, a divorced aerobics instructor with a gambling addiction, loses her job and seeks refuge with a childhood friend, Janine, who lives in a seemingly comfortable middle-class suburban neighborhood. Michele's rebellious teenage daughter, Marguerite, and Janine's shy and reserved daughter, Gabrielle, become friends, leading to unforeseen tensions that force both generations to reassess their values.

Starring Sylvie Moreau, Macha Grenon, Juliette Gosselin, Myl?ne St-Sauveur, Micheline Lanctôt, Patricia Nolin

Directed by Louise Archambault (feature debut)

Written by Louise Archambault

Festivals & Awards Winner: Best Canadian First Feature Film, Toronto Film Festival 2005

Comedy, Drama | 1hr 42mins | Origin: Canada | Official Site »

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  • NZ Herald [Peter Calder]

     3

    This is a movie of luminous emotional intelligence which, as the title and opening sequence suggest, is interested in whether humans are genetically programmed to be who they are or whether our nature is learnt.
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  • Urban Cinefile

    Louise Archambault's debut feature won the Best First Feature award at Toronto (2005) and scored eight nominations in Canada's Genie Awards, and won the Claude Jutra Award for her. And indeed, it's an impressive debut, both the screenplay and the direction delivering a decent payload of emotional pressure points about modern parenting. But it's not just about parenting; the complex layers of the screenplay, which make it so effective, deal with all the themes that touch us as we move through the generational stage of our lives.
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  • Variety

    There aren't many ingredients writer-director Louise Archambault leaves out of "Familia," a dramedy that certainly doesn't lack ambition, centered on a dysfunctional Quebec family. The well-cast ensembler's main flaw is lack of a consistent tone to bind its disparate elements: [The film] would play much better as an ironic Altmanesque comedy, since its moments of pure drama are the weakest. Still, this is a largely entertaining feature debut...
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