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Un Air de Famille

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Un Air de Famille (1996)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:15

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: An upper middle-class French dysfunctional family's weekly dinner begins as an evening of delightful memories but quickly transforms into a grudge match of tension filled squabbling and comedic... An upper middle-class French dysfunctional family's weekly dinner begins as an evening of delightful memories but quickly transforms into a grudge match of tension filled squabbling and comedic feuds. An adaptation of a popular French play, UN AIR DE FAMILLE has won three Césars (the French equivalent to the American's Academy Awards.) [More]

Starring: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Catherine Frot, Claire Maurier, Wladimir Yordanoff

Starring: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Catherine Frot, Claire Maurier, Wladimir Yordanoff

Director: Cedric Klapisch

Director: Cedric Klapisch
Producer: Charles Gassot

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03/08/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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N/R

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01/26/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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07/06/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A charming entry from France.

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09/17/04
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

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12/03/03
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

This droll symphony of comic disenchantment is as perfectly balanced and executed as the timepiece of your dreams.

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02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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Go see it with a member of your family and you will emerge both better for it and delightfully entertained.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
01/01/00
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net

If we want to analyze the average family, we can go home for the holidays.

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01/01/00
Bradley Null
Bradley Null
Filmcritic.com

There is something compelling about watching a slice-of-life saga that is so well acted.

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01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

The performances are uniformly excellent.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
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David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
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It is directed by Cedric Klapisch, a former N.Y.U. film student, who has a knack for making films with wry observations regarding relationships

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01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A wonderfully rich and intelligent exploration of family dynamics.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

The film begins on a humorous note and goes on to find some universal truths in its family tensions.

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01/01/00
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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This series of dialogues is so truthful and is so on-target with its barbs that it's much harder to resist than it sounds.

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01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A nostalgic reminder of why some of us fell in love with French films in the first place.

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01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Klapisch's mobile adaptation of the work to the screen is very intelligently carried out in terms of time as well as space.

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01/01/00
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

Klapisch's talent with actors is unmistakable, as is his feeling for how to make a dialogue-heavy script appear cinematic.

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01/01/00
Maria Garcia
Maria Garcia
Film Journal International

An affectionate glimpse at humankind.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Peter Stack
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
 
 
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