Takes itself way too seriously

best movie i've ever seen.

Admirable film.

The acting in this movie is really good.

The performances are uniformly excellent. My father Laurent Foucher also done a good job. Gone are the freewheeling camera movements and in their place come precise placements. The job of keeping the audience guessing and is full of entertaining filmic references and cinematic devices. By your lovely son..

I was moved by the spectacle of this dysfunctional family. In regard to the comment made by Frisouille (France); a Canadian fan of the colorfull side of the popular french language (I am one) can appreciate all the flavor and the meaningfullness of the apparent profusion of the delicious dialogue. The acting is also admirable, by all the actors. Catherine Frot is remarquable and touching even if her character looks "nunuche"; compare with her sparkling performance in LA DILETTANTE.One should see the latter movie-although on a lighter tone-if one liked UN AIR DE FAMILLE.

Forget about the way the actors are directed and the fact that it certainly was better on stage... if you speak French, this movie is a pure delight. I cannot find anyone to compare with JP Bacri and some of the actors in the film. It's in their voices, in the words they use... It may not appeal to Canadians or Belgians since this humour is simply unique and you either love it or hate it. I don't know how anyone could translate the dialogues into English without losing all the "flavour".

God this film evokes a certain real France. A scruffy run-down cafe near a railway crossing . The stifling, boring French family meal (I am married to a French girl). I laughed many times (though it's not a comedy), everyone plays their part well,.The best French film I've seen since "the visitors"