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Overview

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Director:

Daniel Burman

Writer:

Daniel Burman (screenwriter)

Contact:

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Release Date:

23 March 2006 (Argentina) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

In order to be a good father, he'll have to learn how to be a good son

Plot:

As he adjusts to being a husband and father, Ariel Perelman meditates on the ways in which he is similar -- and so very different -- from his own dad. | add synopsis

Awards:

7 wins & 4 nominations more

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Minimalism that's too minimal more (13 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Daniel Hendler ... Ariel Perelman
Arturo Goetz ... Bernardo Perelman
Eloy Burman ... Gastón Perelman
Julieta Díaz ... Sandra
Adriana Aizemberg ... Norita
Jean Pierre Reguerraz ... tío Eduardo Perelman
Dmitry Rodnoy ... Germán
Luis Albornoz ... Echechuny
Darío Lagos ... tío Mamuñe
Damián Dreizik ... Damidjian
Gerardo del Águila ... Peruano
Eduardo Santoro ... Santoro
Ismael Troitiño ... Metrosexual
Pablo Razuk ... Abogado
Marcos Montes ... Abogado
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Family Law (International: English title) (USA)
Derecho de familia (Spain)
Les lois de la famille (France)
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Runtime:

102 min

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

BD Cine more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Argentina's Official Submission to the 2007 Academy Awards for the category of Foreign Language Film. more

Movie Connections:

References Zelig (1983) more


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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Minimalism that's too minimal, 15 February 2008
5/10
Author: groggo from Toronto, Canada wmmacd@hotmail.com

I liked this movie because it's refreshingly different from Hollywood fare. It doesn't slam you in the face with obvious, hackneyed comedy or drama. It doesn't pontificate or send us strong signals from the belly of existential angst, although that is one of its underlying premises.

The problem with the film is that it's pretty static; it doesn't gather momentum, it doesn't draw us in with any kind of a solid story. It's a would-be philosophical offering about father and son lawyers (Arturo Goetz and Daniel Hendler respectively), and how a son can aspire to be like his father, but never can. Despite our connection by blood, we can never replicate our parents.

In Daniel Burman's film, we must do some thinking, which is fine with me; thinking about a movie is getting rare these days. We fill in a lot of blanks with this film, which is guided by minimalist techniques. Enter another problem: when we don't really feel like filling in the blanks, when the film just isn't that engaging to make us WANT to fill in the blanks, then we're left dangling.

'Dereche de Familia' is interesting because it's off-key and unpredictable. Other than that, it doesn't have much going for it. There is a lot of potential for dramatic or comedic character development, but it just keeps falling short.

I was perplexed when Hendler (the son) married a gorgeous pilates instructor (Julieta Diaz). Despite this, we never really see Diaz's hard body, and there is only a hint of sexual activity. If Diaz is set up as a sexy 'other,' why is she just physically ignored?

Somebody had to be crass and state the obvious. Welcome to my world.

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