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Family Life

Original title: La vie de famille
  • 19851985
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
215
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Family Life (1985)
Drama
A divorced father's relationship with his daughter is put to test when he accepts to act on her ideas and they end up in Madrid.A divorced father's relationship with his daughter is put to test when he accepts to act on her ideas and they end up in Madrid.A divorced father's relationship with his daughter is put to test when he accepts to act on her ideas and they end up in Madrid.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
215
YOUR RATING
    • Jacques Doillon
    • Jacques Doillon(scenario and dialogue)
    • Jean-François Goyet(scenario and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Sami Frey
    • Mara Goyet
    • Juliet Berto
    • Jacques Doillon
    • Jacques Doillon(scenario and dialogue)
    • Jean-François Goyet(scenario and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Sami Frey
    • Mara Goyet
    • Juliet Berto
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Sami Frey
    Sami Frey
    • Emmanuel
    Mara Goyet
    • Elise
    Juliet Berto
    Juliet Berto
    • Mara
    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Natacha
    Aïna Wallé
    • Lili
    • (as Aïna Walle)
    Catherine Gandois
    • Femme au cognac
    Simon de La Brosse
    Simon de La Brosse
    • Cédric
    Henriette Palazzi
    • La voisine
      • Jacques Doillon
      • Jacques Doillon(scenario and dialogue)
      • Jean-François Goyet(scenario and dialogue)
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    8/10
    Interesting contemporary drama...
    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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      • February 13, 1985 (France)
      • France
      • Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite
      • French
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      • TF1 Films Production
      • Flach Film
      • Société Française de Production (SFP)
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
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