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Key Features:
Family drama, Dysfunctional family, Birthday celebration, Intergenerational conflict, Secrets and lies, Middle class, French cinema, Character study, Restaurant setting, Social dynamics, Complex relationships, Nudity-moderate
Tone:
serious, dramatic, restrained
Target Audience:
Drama enthusiasts, Foreign film viewers, Character-driven movie fans, Viewers interested in family dynamics
Emotional Arc:
Tension → Revelation → Reflection

Family Resemblances

1996-09-07
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An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce.

Genres
Comedy
Cast
Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Agnès Jaoui, Claire Maurier, Wladimir Yordanoff, Alain Guillo, Cédric Klapisch, Antoine Chappey, Sophie Simon
Crew
Cédric Klapisch, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Cédric Klapisch
Rating
7.278(304 votes)
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