Family Resemblances (France)
 | Writer: Cédric Klapisch, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri Director: Cédric Klapisch Starring: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Agnès Jaoui, Catherine Frot Genre: Comedy Year: 1996 Languages spoken: French Awards: César for Best Supporting Actress (Frot), Best Supporting Actor (Darroussin) and Best Screenplay See it if you like: laugh-out-loud punchlines Do not miss: the birthday scene See also: "The Taste of Others", "Russian Dolls" |
An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce.
The Wind (Mali)
 | Writer: Souleymane Cissé Director: Souleymane Cissé Starring: Fousseyni Sissoko, Goundo Guissé Genre: Drama Year: 1983 Languages spoken: Bambara Awards: Best Film (Carthage, Ouagadougou) See it if you like: reflexions on African society Do not miss: the intro sequence See also: "Moolaadé", "Bamako" |
Two Malian teenagers, Bah and Batrou, from different backgrounds, meet at secondary school. Bah is the descendent of a great tribal chieftain. Batrous father, a provincial military governor, represents the new ruling power. The two teenagers are part of a generation that rejects the established order and challenges the society in which they live.
