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Family Life (1985) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 95 mins · French
- Directed by
- Jacques Doillon
- Starring
- Juliette Binoche, Juliet Berto, Sami Frey, Catherine Gandois, Henriette Palazzi, Simon de La Brosse
Emmanuel spends every Saturday with his daughter Elise, the child from a previous relationship, much to his wife's frustration. A passionate yet overbearing father, he tries to create a tender, if overly controlling, environment for Elise, believing that childhood endures forever.
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