Father of My Children

"It’s a rare reviewer anywhere who has not been caught up by this persuasively acted portrait of a charismatic, workaholic, art-house movie producer, and the tragic consequences of his business failure for his wife and children.

What’s remarkable, and very much to the credit of director Mia Hansen-Løve’s non-judgemental, closely observant style, is how differently people have related to her absorbing and emotional film. Maybe Kenneth Turan best summed up Hansen-Løve’s achievement in his LA Times review, 'This film places us in the company of characters who are so finely calibrated and accurately portrayed that we forget they are not truly real.' " (New Zealand International Film Festival 2010)

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