UN AIR DE FAMILLE
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Screenplay: Agnes Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Klapisch
105 MIN. COLOR 1997, 35mm/video French w/English subtitles  
CAST: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnes Jaoui,Catherine Frot, Jean-Pierre Darrouissin, Claire Maurier, Wladmiir Yordanoff 

UN AIR DE FAMILLE is a witty and incisive comedy about family politics played out one evening at a small suburban cafe. Based on the hugely successful French play of the same name, Un Air de Famille is a tour de force of verbal joust no and pitch perfect ensemble acting. Shot in cinemascope and set in nearly real tme, the film uncovers some universal truths about family life.

"An astute French hit"
-JANET MASLIN, NEW YORK TIMES

"This droll symphony of comic disenchantment is as perfectly balanced and execut ed as the timepiece of your dreams"
-KENNETH TURAN, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"One of the years ten best films... Klapisch's tremendous comedy-drama is the year's most overlooked treasure."
-ANDREW JOHNSTON, TIME OUT NY

"This is a must-see for anyone with a family and its eternally unfinished business."
-ANDREW SARRIS, NEW YORK OBSERVER

 


Director's statement

Q & A with the Writers

Poster

Reviews: Janet Maslin, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle