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6.9/10   56 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jacques Doillon (scenario and dialogue) &
Jean-François Goyet (scenario and dialogue)
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Release Date:
13 February 1985 (France) more
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Childhood lasts a lifetime...
Plot:
This is an affecting story about a father's attempts to mend the breaches in the relationship between himself and his 10-year-old daughter... more | add synopsis
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Contemporary look at a fragmented family... more (1 total)

Cast

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Sami Frey ... Emmanuel
Mara Goyet ... Elise
Juliet Berto ... Mara

Juliette Binoche ... Natacha
Aïna Walle ... Lili
Catherine Gandois ... Femme au cognac
Simon de La Brosse ... Cédric
Henriette Palazzi ... La voisine
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Additional Details

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Family Life
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Runtime:
95 min
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1.33 : 1 more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Contemporary look at a fragmented family..., 16 December 2003
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Author: jasongrimshaw from Here and There

Jacques Doillon has made his name crafting affecting and realistic dramas of which "La Vie de Famille" is a good example. Produced on a modest budget, with simple production values the film is intelligent and affecting. The film follows a complicated and modern 'family'. Emmanuel is in his late 40's and in his second marriage. He lives with his new wife Mara and her daughter Natacha. However he is still linked to his first marriage by his young daughter Elise, with whom he struggles to spend time. Hi life is marred however by conflict with his first wife and his step daughter. As played by Sami Frey, Emmanuel is a contemporary father who is not a constant presence in his daughter's life. This is a constant source of guilt for him. As played by Mara Goyet, 11 year old Elise is a simple and happy young girl who does not understand the complexities of her family life. In an early appearance Juliette Binoche is excellent as the fiery and difficult teenage step daughter. Doillon's film is well worth the investment of time and should have been seen by a much wider audience.

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