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L'Esprit de famille (1979)

L'Esprit de famille poster
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Blanc
Genre
drama film, family film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
TP
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family chronicle follows a doctor, his artist wife, and their four daughters. The eldest daughter Pauline falls for a married painter and must step back from the romance, finding comfort with her family.

sentimentalgentlewarmbittersweetnostalgictenderquietintrospective

What happens

L'Esprit de famille est un film français réalisé par Jean-Pierre Blanc et sorti en 1979. La chronique d'une famille unie : le père, médecin généraliste, la mère, artiste à ses heures et leurs quatre filles, dont Pauline, 17 ans en Terminale qui rêve de devenir romancière. Pauline vit sa première passion amoureuse avec Pierre, un peintre plus âgé qu'elle. Quand elle apprend qu'il est déjà marié et père d'une fillette, Pauline s'efface et retrouve sa place au sein de sa famille. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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