Familia (film)

Familia is a 2005 French-language Canadian drama film. It was directed and written by Louise Archambault.

Familia
Directed byLouise Archambault
Produced byLuc Déry
Kim McCraw
Written byLouise Archambault
StarringSylvie Moreau
Mylène St. Sauveur
Macha Grenon
Music byRamachandra Borcar
CinematographyAndré Turpin
Edited bySophie Leblond
Release date
  • 9 September 2005 (2005-09-09)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
English

Plot

The story revolves around two main characters: Michèle (Moreau, also known as "Charlotte Rocks her Socks"), a free-spirited aerobics instructor with a penchant for gambling, and Janine (Grenon), a suburban housewife and home decorator with a cheating husband. The lives of these two longtime friends intersect when Michele goes to live with Janine to escape an abusive boyfriend. Tensions abound as Michele's daughter Marguerite (St. Sauveur) introduces Janine's daughter Gabrielle (Gosselin) to a world of boys, drugs, and alcohol. Meanwhile, Michele can't quite kick her gambling addiction - no matter how many people she seems to hurt and deceive. Things come to a head when Janine confronts her adulterous husband and Marguerite discovers she's pregnant.

Cast

Awards

Archambault won the 2005 Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film director in Canada. In December 2005, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best films.[1]

References
  1. "Topping the list: Canada's cinematic achievements". National Post, December 14, 2005.


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