The Bélier Family (2014)
A nice little film that I enjoyed watching. I liked the lead actress, she was able to convey many believable emotions while still feeling like a real person. I liked the story too, sure it's simple but these growing up and leaving the nest stories, happen to most everyone....The story is part of life and the film showed the family dynamics quite well, which then made the dilemma of the daughter's decision to fly away from them, all that much more poignant. I liked how her song in Paris reflected her life. It was like she was singing directly to her parents.
The French family farm in a rural town made a good setting for the Belier family. I thought the film was made well.
Foreign language comedies are usually hard for me 'to get', as reading the jokes isn't the same as if I understood the language. I did find some of it funny, and there were other parts that I instinctively knew were funny, but some of the humor was lost in translation. I have to say I wasn't a fan of naming the black calf Obama joke. Maybe that worked in France?....The singing was real good and I liked the entire Belier family, though I think mom had been sipping a little too much wine.