Belles familles (2015)
Release Year: 2015
Nation: France
Alternative Title: Somos una familia, Grandes familias, Que Famílias!, Families
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Writer: Jacques Fieschi, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Julien Rappeneau, Philippe Le Guay
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Christopher Granier-Deferre, Michèle Pétin, Laurent Pétin
Companies: ARP Sélection, Poisson Rouge Pictures
Budget: €8,000,000 (estimated).
Keywords
Keywords: brother brother relationship, business deal, chinese woman, diary, double life, family relationships, female nudity, female rear nudity, london england, missing last will, music festival, older man younger woman relationship, paris france, pianist, piano concerto, reading a diary, shanghai china, two word title, vision of dead person, zanzibar
Story
Jérôme Varenne, a French financier living and working in Shanghai with his partner Chen-Li, pays a visit to his mother in Paris. During this visit, he learns that the family house in Ambray is going to be sold, much to his displeasure. Determined to investigate what's happening, Jérôme decides to travel to Ambray. Unbeknownst to him, this trip will significantly change his life.
Summary
Belles familles (2015) is a French comedy-drama directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, set against the backdrop of family dynamics and unexpected changes. The story revolves around Jérôme Varenne, a successful financier living in Shanghai with Chen-Li, his partner both professionally and personally. Upon visiting Paris and learning about the impending sale of his family's house in Ambray, Jérôme decides to return to his hometown, setting off a chain of events that will profoundly affect him.
