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Parental Guidance (1996)

Parental Guidance poster
Original title
La Bouche de Jean-Pierre
Directed by
Lucile Hadžihalilović
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
52 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young girl is taken in by her aunt after her mother has a breakdown. The film follows their strained household and the uneasy dynamics that emerge between them.

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What happens

La Bouche de Jean-Pierre is a 1996 French drama film directed by Lucile Hadžihalilović. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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