Don't miss: movies about family
One big (un)happy family.
Not all family members function well, and not all families are well-functioning. Author Leo Tolstoj said: "All happy families are alike, and all unhappy families are unhappy in unique ways". This is the stuff good movies are made from!
Don't miss this week's movies about families, both good and bad ones.
Lynn has lost touch wiht her son, but is invited to his wedding. At the wedding she encounters every member of her dysfuntional family, in this 2011 drama.
Three of the Verneuil girls have made matches their parents do not approve of. They now trust their fourth daughter to marry the right person in this French comedy.
Keeping up with the Joneses is a wellknown expression. In this movie Steve and Kate Jones set the standard for the entire neighborhood. But is any of it real?
Paul and Erasmus argue over everything, except their successful cooking-show. Their lives are turned upside down by the arrival of a grandchild Erasmus never knew he had.
Shoplifters is a modern Oliver Twist-story about a family with secrets. They steal groceries to survive. One day they adopt a little girl who has had a hard time with her own parents.
They live in a run-down apartment in a cellar taking odd jobs to make ends meet. One day they get a golden opportunity for a slightly different job. The movie won four Oscars.
The head of the Puccia family aspire for the upper class and does not shy away from any means to reach his goal. The movie is critically acclaimed and won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival.
Two families living in Manhattan come in contact while navigating marriage, teenagers and other small and big life events. Some people give and some take, and they constantly discuss which strategy is better.
Samuel is one day handed a baby by his ex-girlfriend Kristin, and then she leaves. After eight years she returns. Will they be able to keep the balance of the little family?
The matriarch of the family is dying, and has invited her daughters and their families for a last weekend together. Blackbird is a remake of the Danish film Stille hjerte.
Happy film-week!
Published: 31/10/2024 Last updated: 31/10/2024
