- Familia (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Familia
director =Louise Archambault
writer =Louise Archambault
starring =Sylvie Moreau
Mylène St. Sauveur
Macha Grenon
producer =Luc Déry Kim McCraw
released =9 September ,2005 (Canada)
runtime = 102 min
magic=Ramachandra Bocar
editing=Sophie Leblond
language = French
budget =
imdb_id = 425979"Familia" is a
2005 multi-award winningFrench language Canadian drama film . It was directed by written byLouise Archambault .Plot
Michèle (Moreau) is an
aerobics instructor with agambling addiction . Her boyfriend soon finds out about her addiction, which she had lied about beating. Her boyfriend then threatens to freeze her assets so Michèle leaves, with her daughter (St. Sauveur), to go to Michèle's Mother's house. Here it is where we learn the reasons behind her addiction. They soon leave there and arrive at Michèle's childhood friend Janine's (Grenon) home. Conflicting value systems between the free-spirited Michèle and the suburban Janine set the story for further tensions.Cast
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Sylvie Moreau as Michèle
*Mylène St. Sauveur as Marguerite
*Macha Grenon as JanineAwards
Archambault won the 2005
Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film director in Canada.External links
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* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=333403 New York Times summary]
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