Product Details

• Actors: Macha Grenon, Micheline LanctĂ't, Paul Savoie, Normand Helms, Sylvie Moreau
• Directors: Louise Archambault
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: French
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Film Movement
• DVD Release Date: June 26, 2007
• Run Time: 108 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000O76TO0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,897 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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FAMILIA - DVD Movie

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nature vs. Nurture, Mothers & Daughters, August 24, 2011

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SanDiegoJesse - See all my reviews

This review is from: Familia (Amazon Instant Video)

Anything dealing with mothers and daughters, I know is usually not going to be a feel-good movie. Unless you've been one of the lucky ones with a stellar maternal relationship, it is inevitably going to be a movie full of angst.

That said, I first want to address the good acting, solid scriptwriting, and a well-cast bunch of characters in this film. The opening and closing scenes tie back into the eternal debate of nature vs. nurture - how much of who we are is genetically imprinted in the billions of cells roaming around inside our bodies.

The implication here was "like mother, like daughter." And do we inherit our addictions as well?

This movie was about women, for women, but probably can be enjoyed by everyone. Even if you haven't had a good relationship with your mother, this movie makes it look like a cake walk compared to the dysfunction within the Familia.

There are a couple of surprises, although you might have seen it coming. Overall, an intense, but enjoyable look at the dynamics of the mother/daughter thing.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky Family Drama, October 7, 2009

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Bryan A. Pfleeger (Metairie, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Familia (DVD)

Louise Archambault's first true feature film Familia is a quirky family drama that makes an attempt at exposing real feelings in the bounds of a film about family and friendships.

Sylvie Moreau plays Michele a down on her luck single mother trying to raise her teenage daughter (Mylène St-Sauveur) while supporting a gambling addiction. Due to an abusive relationship she heads out on the road and winds up living in the home of achildhood friend , Janine (Macha Grenon) also a mother with a teen daughter. Janine appears to live the perfect existence with an absent husband but there are cracks under the surface here also.

The film explores the relationships between mothers and daughters over three generations. While the actaul events that drive the plot seem somewhat contrived at times, Archambault's intentions are good and this is a well made independent film that is worth a view.

Released as part of the Film Movement series the main feature is paired with the short Recycle about a homeless poet in Los Angeles.

4.0 out of 5 stars very very good film! Highly recommended, February 8, 2012

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Pera Kivi "Pera Kivi" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Familia (Amazon Instant Video)

Excellent story, wonderful acting!

The plot is very well written and developed,

the relationships between women of different generations, and even men and women are presented in an exquisite way!

For me, a little bonus was the very cute way the Canadians speak French, very enjoyable nasal pronunciation :P