The Family

Original title: La vraie famille

2021
1h 42m

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Lyès Salem and Mélanie Thierry in The Family (2021)

Simon, a 6-year-old boy currently placed by social services, is about to meet his biological father, a widower who wants the custody back. This event causes an earthquake in the life of the ... Read allSimon, a 6-year-old boy currently placed by social services, is about to meet his biological father, a widower who wants the custody back. This event causes an earthquake in the life of the adoptive mother.Simon, a 6-year-old boy currently placed by social services, is about to meet his biological father, a widower who wants the custody back. This event causes an earthquake in the life of the adoptive mother.

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7.1/10

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- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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5lee_eisenberg

Remember the quote about happy vs. unhappy families?

Well, it appears that I'm the first person reviewing "La vraie famille" (alternately called "The Family" and "A Family for 1640 Days" in English). Like many movies about broken-up families - i.e., Kramer vs. Kramer - this shows the tensions that arise. It reminds me of the quote often attributed to Anton Chekhov (I don't know if it's actually from him) "All happy families are alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." It makes me feel lucky not to have my own family (I get to spend all my free time watching movies and TV shows!)

The movie also made me wonder what the intermarriage rate is in France. Seeing the Frenchwoman married to an Arab calls to mind France's colonization of several Arab and African countries, and in particular its atrocities during Algeria's war for independence. I don't know how much France acknowledges this history, so I don't know how willing the average French person is to hook up with someone of a different race.

Anyway, it's an okay movie. Some intense scenes.