The Bélier Family

2014
7.3| 1h45m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 20 December 2014 Released
Producted By: France 2 Cinéma
Country: France
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The whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator in her parents' day to day life especially when it comes to matters concerning the family farm. When her music teacher discovers she has a fantastic singing voice and she gets an opportunity to enter a big Radio France contest the whole family's future is set up for big changes.

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Music

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Director

Eric Lartigau

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France 2 Cinéma

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Hottoceame The Age of Commercialism
VividSimon Simply Perfect
Bereamic Awesome Movie
Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
Nicole C The story is pretty simple, but that is precisely why it is very impactful. The film does not go into that much detail of how the family grew up, or tell the back story of the parents, but it works because Paula is the driving force of the family. She's the one we should be focusing our attention on. Much like her character is there to support her family, the rest of the cast is pretty much supporting her. The dynamics of this family is very well established, and the chemistry between them superb. You can feel the love they have for each other, and it is precisely because there is less talk that there is more feels. They have to work extra hard to express themselves which made the film refreshing to watch. The entire cast of the family did their parts really well. Elmosnino and Duran as the music teacher and best friend also did well in bringing certain dynamics to the film.The script is well written, and going in, I did not expect the film to be so comedic. The screenplay is not corny or awkward, as some films nowadays tend to be. And because Paula must translate conversations between her family and outsiders this makes for some funny 'lost-in-translation' remarks. While I do like the simplicity of the story, it was also quite predictable. The ending comes as no surprise, but I do not mind that so much because it is how they got there that's important. The singing as well is excellent. Emera, was discovered on the talent show 'The Voice', and her voice is absolutely beautiful.
giorgos_protonotarios In a few words this movie is a real masterpiece. It is able to 'broadcast' so many beautiful messages via a surprising good sense of humor.It places the viewer in the position of various characters living a completely different life and facing controversial problems. And all that is accomplished in a real comedy way..I have never thought what it feels like to be deaf, this movie allowed me to 'live' that situation for a few minutes.Isn't that the real meaning of filming? Placing viewers to positions that they couldn't be placed in real life..?I adored this film for another reason too.. It shows to all of us that you can still film a masterpiece with a tight budget.It seems that good filming isn't the exclusive privilege of wealthy productions. Budget in filming is like money in life.. it makes things easier but it doesn't guarantee success.Well done my French friends, "Bravo" I shall be watching you!George P.
Kicino A hearing daughter, Paula Belier (Louane Emera), was born to deaf parents and has a younger deaf brother in rural France. Being fluent in sign language and French, she acts as the family interpreter and bridge to the outside world – whether it is a doctor's appointment or dealing with customers in the market when they sell their farm produce. Not only can Paula speak, but she also has a gift in singing, as discovered by her music teacher, who decides to train her and a fellow classmate for admission into the Maitrise de Radio France, an elite choir in Paris. Now Paula has to struggle between leaving the family for Paris to pursue her dream in singing or stay home to care for her family who depends so much on her. In the meantime, there seems to be some teenage romance going on …Very swift tempo and lots of comedy when Paula links her family with the world outside. But it gets serious and tear jerking when we witness her torn between fulfilling her dreams and leaving the family she loves. It gets touching when her deaf father begins to "hear" her sing and finally realizes their daughter need to live her own life.Totally entertaining and absolutely moving with beautiful singing. The songs fit beautifully with the script. Also great acting from the cast, especially Louane Emera who sings like an angel. Paula's parents and younger brother are very convincing too. Highly recommended and bring some tissue paper.
Steve Dehner I only watched this movie for the plump sexy French girl featuring in it. Her parents in the movie put me off for they came across like very childish in their behavior, in sheer contrast to the former actress. The movie made the parents come across like utter retards, deaf ape-like mongoloids who only want to have sex all day and night. I know it's not like that, but it certainly looked as if we were beholding some adolescent little bo-beep trying to "herd" her deaf and dumb flock of three. The paraphrased sentence in this movie "how did your parents cope before you were born?" is key essence. Without spoiling anything there, watch it and be disappointed. It kinda reminded me of that series with Corky Fletcher, the mongoloid/down syndrome bloke, and his parents and sister - this time from another angle. Deaf people are not stupid, but my personal experience is that they are spoiled, because the hearing pay too much attention to them. They have some serious issues.