La Famille Bélier
La Famille Bélier | |
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Directed by | Éric Lartigau |
Written by | Victoria Bedos Thomas Bidegain Stanislas Carré de Malberg Éric Lartigau |
Produced by | Philippe Rousselet Éric Jehelmann Stéphanie Bermann |
Starring | Karin Viard François Damiens Éric Elmosnino Louane Emera |
Cinematography | Romain Winding |
Edited by | Jennifer Augé |
Music by | Evgueni Galperine Sacha Galperine |
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Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Languages | French French Sign Language |
Budget | $13 million[1] |
Box office | $72.8 million[2] |
La Famille Bélier (released as The Bélier Family in Australia) is a 2014 French comedy-drama film directed by Éric Lartigau.[3] The film received six nominations at the 40th César Awards, winning Most Promising Actress for Louane Emera.[4]
An English-language remake of the film, CODA, premiered in January 2021.
Plot[]
In the Bélier family, sixteen-year-old Paula is an indispensable interpreter for her deaf parents and brother on a daily basis, especially in the running of the family farm. One day, a music teacher discovers her gift for singing and encourages Paula to audition for the prestigious Maîtrise de Radio France music college in Paris, which will secure her a good career and a college degree. However, this decision would mean leaving her family and taking her first steps towards adulthood.[5]
Cast[]
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- Karin Viard as Gigi Bélier
- François Damiens as Rodolphe Bélier
- Éric Elmosnino as M. Thomasson
- Louane Emera as Paula Bélier
- Roxane Duran as Mathilde
- Ilian Bergala as Gabriel
- as Quentin Bélier
- as Mlle Dos Santos
- as Lapidus
- Jérôme Kircher as Dr. Pugeot
- as Rossigneux
- Clémence Lassalas as Karène
Deaf response[]
Upon the film's release, The Independent reported the French deaf response, "Some—but not all—activists for the deaf are angry that two well-known actors with perfect hearing were cast to play Paula's parents who are users of French Sign Language. They also complain that the deaf characters are the main source of comedy in the film."[6] Rebecca Atkinson, writing an opinion for The Guardian, criticized the premise, "A hearing child grows up in a totally deaf farming family, only to have a talent for singing that her family can't appreciate or access." Atkinson said, "Hearing people's fascination with the relationship between music and deafness just does not resonate with most deaf people." Atkinson also criticized the casting, "The film uses hearing actors to play the roles of deaf characters, the result of which is an embarrassing and crass interpretation of deaf culture and sign language."[7]
Accolades[]
Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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César Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |
Best Actor | François Damiens | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Karin Viard | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Éric Elmosnino | Nominated | |
Most Promising Actress | Louane Emera | Won | |
Best Original Screenplay | Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Éric Lartigau and Thomas Bidegain | Nominated | |
European Film Awards | Best Comedy | Nominated | |
Globes de Cristal Award | Best Film | Nominated | |
Best Actor | François Damiens | Nominated | |
Lumières Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Karin Viard | Won | |
Most Promising Actress | Louane Emera | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Éric Lartigau and Thomas Bidegain | Nominated | |
Magritte Awards[8][9] | Best Actor | François Damiens | Nominated |
Best Foreign Film in Coproduction | Won | ||
Sarlat Film Festival[10] | Salamandre d'or (Audience Award) | Won |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Bélier Family". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "The Bélier Family". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Jerico goes straight ahead with La famille Bélier". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl to remake French film 'La Famille Bélier' in multiple Indian languages". February 13, 2016.
- ^ Institut français du Royaume-Uni. "La Famille Bélier, a Feel-good Movie à la française at Ciné Lumière!"
- ^ Lichfield, John (17 December 2014). "La Famille Bélier is being touted as this year's Amelie - so why are many in the deaf community outraged by it?". The Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Atkinson, Rebecca (19 December 2014). "La Famille Bélier is yet another cinematic insult to the deaf community". The Guardian.
- ^ "Les " Magritte du Cinéma ", c'est le 6 février prochain à 20h00". Cinergie.
- ^ Moury, Gaëlle; Bradfer, Fabienne (February 7, 2016). "Jaco Van Dormael et la Flandre se distinguent aux Magritte du cinéma". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Festival du film de Sarlat : The Search et La Famille Bêlier au palmarès 2014". AlloCiné. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
External links[]
- 2014 films
- 2014 comedy-drama films
- French-language films
- French Sign Language films
- French comedy-drama films
- French films
- Films set in France
- Films featuring a Best Actress Lumières Award-winning performance
- Magritte Award winners
- Films with screenplays by Thomas Bidegain