“La Famille Bélier” : a tenderly kooky portrait (indifferent to good taste) – Telerama
A small French comedy that doesn’t aim too high but, thanks to cinema magic, attracted 7.5 million spectators to theaters. And earned Louane Emera the César Award for Best Female Newcomer in 2015.
The young Paula Bélier faces a dilemma. Should she follow her calling? The one that, set since childhood, makes her indispensable to her parents: a translator and spokesperson, she is the only one in the family who is not deaf-mute. Or should she listen to her voice instead? Almost by chance, at high school, she discovers her talent for singing, thanks to her teacher (Eric Elmosnino), a fan of Michel Sardou.
This quirky whim alone sets the tone of the movie. Tenderly kooky, indifferent to good taste. “La Famille Bélier” is a warm sign language group portrait carried by the duo François Damiens-Karin Viard. Eric Lartigau (I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single) plays with reversing the roles.
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Casting:
- Louane Emera as Paula Bélier
- Karin Viard as Gigi Bélier
- François Damiens as Rodolphe Bélier
- Eric Elmosnino as Fabien Thomasson
Synopsis:
The Béliers, farmers in Normandy, are deaf, except for Paula, their high school daughter, who is used to solving many family problems over the phone. Touched by the arrival of a handsome Parisian, Gabriel, at school, Paula convinces her best friend Mathilde, as shy as she is reserved, to join her in the the choir run by the music teacher, Monsieur Thomasson. A total Michel Sardou fan, struggling artist Thomasson recognises Paula’s talent and pushes her to participate in the Radio-France mastering competition. Mathilde hesitates. Can she abandon her family to follow her path?…
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[Source: Telerama]
