Isän tyttö

Original title: Iedereen beroemd!

2000
R
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

3.3K

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Comedy Drama Music

Jean is a family man and factory worker who dreams of becoming a songwriter. Pinning his hopes on his teenage daughter, Marva, he takes her to singing contests in which the awkward and overw... Read allJean is a family man and factory worker who dreams of becoming a songwriter. Pinning his hopes on his teenage daughter, Marva, he takes her to singing contests in which the awkward and overweight girl struggles to belt out a tune. When Jean is suddenly fired because of cut backs,... Read allJean is a family man and factory worker who dreams of becoming a songwriter. Pinning his hopes on his teenage daughter, Marva, he takes her to singing contests in which the awkward and overweight girl struggles to belt out a tune. When Jean is suddenly fired because of cut backs, he is ashamed and even more desperate to have his daughter succeed. In a chance meeting J... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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Josse De Pauw and Eva van der Gucht in Isän tyttö (2000)

Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, and Gert Portael in Isän tyttö (2000)

Werner De Smedt and Thekla Reuten in Isän tyttö (2000)

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Trivia
When Marva is doing the Madonna act in the tent and the camera sets on Jean at the end of the song; the director Dominique Deruddere sits on the right of the table.

Quotes
Jean Vereecken: Trumpets!

Connections
Remade as Fanney Khan (2018)

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10/10

Belgian Cinema: it exists.

When I saw this movie in avant-première, I had never heard of it before. But it soon swept me away. At first the story develops a bit like a Flemish version of "The Commitments" or "The Full Monty", but soon, the plot thickens. The second half of the movie is a great mix of action, TV-coverage of this action and comments on this coverage that can rival with "Natural Born Killers". When leaving the theater you know that news doesn't happen, it's made by the media and big producers.

All the while, there is still more than enough room for good character-development and humor. And by avoiding situations which are too Belgian or Dutch to be understood by others, the story can be fully enjoyed by everybody, making this a production that isn't dwarfed by big international productions.

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