''Families'' (original title: ''Belles Familles'') is a 2015 French
comedy-drama film co-written and directed by
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, his first directorial effort since 2003's ''
Bon Voyage''. Filming began on 16 June 2014 in
Blois. The film was released in theatres on 14 October 2015.
It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the
2015 Toronto International Film Festival
The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's ''Demolition'' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naom ...
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Cast
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Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'', in which he played the lead villain, Steven Spielberg's ''Munich (2005 film), ...
as Jérôme Varenne
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Marine Vacth
Marine Vacth (born 9 April 1991) is a French actress and model.
Life and career
Vacth was born on 9 April 1991 in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. She grew up in the Paris suburb of Maisons-Alfort. Her father is a truck driver and her mother an ...
as Louise
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Gilles Lellouche
Gilles Lellouche (; born 5 July 1972) is a French actor. He started his career as a director. Lellouche has appeared in more than fifty films since 1995. He was nominated twice for a César Award; in 2006 for Most Promising Actor and in 201 ...
as Grégoire Piaggi
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Nicole Garcia
Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Charlie Says'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film ''Going Away'' was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 20 ...
as Suzanne Varenne
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Karin Viard
Karin Viard (; born 24 January 1966) is a multi-award-winning French actress. She made her film debut in ''Tatie Danielle'' in 1990. She has appeared in films such as ''Delicatessen'', ''L'Emploi du temps'', ''Adultère, mode d'emploi'' and ''La ...
as Florence Deffe
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Guillaume de Tonquédec
Guillaume Emmanuel Marie de Quengo de Tonquédec (born 18 October 1966) is a French stage, television and film actor. He first earned fame in his homeland for his role as Renaud Lepic in the TV series '' Fais pas ci, fais pas ça'' (2007–2017) ...
as Jean-Michel Varenne
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André Dussollier as Pierre Cotteret
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Gemma Chan
Gemma Chan (born 29 November 1982) is an English actress. Born and raised in London, Chan attended the Newstead Wood School for Girls and studied law at Worcester College, Oxford before choosing to pursue a career in acting instead, enrolling at t ...
as Chen-Lin
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Claude Perron
Claude Perron (born 23 January 1966) is a French actress.
Career
Perron appeared in the role of Eva (Nino's colleague) in the 2001 film ''Amélie
''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous D ...
as Fabienne
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Jean-Marie Winling
Jean-Marie Winling (born 1947) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than a hundred films since 1972.
Filmography
Theater
External links
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1947 births
Living people
People from Sète
French ma ...
as Vouriot
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as Maître Ribain
References
External links
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2015 films
2015 comedy-drama films
2010s French-language films
French comedy-drama films
Films directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Films with screenplays by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
2010s French films
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