Isabelle Grellat Movies
- 2009
This gently observed saga from France - a family-friendly drama leavened with occasional humor - follows the plight of an 8-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister, who must cope with their parents' divorce and the plight of being continually shuttled back-and-forth between homes. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mathilde Seigner, Bernard Campan, (more)
- 2008
Five random days in the lives of a French family, spread out over a dozen years, paint a telling picture of the ups and downs of human relationships in this comedy-drama from France. Robert Duval (Jacques Gamblin) is a taxi driver who is married to Marie-Jeanne (Zabou Breitman), who has shed the bohemian ways of her youth with the passage of time. Robert's father (Roger Dumas) has been generous enough to give his son the comfortable home he shares with Marie-Jeanne and their children, but that doesn't mean there's always a genuine respect between them. Robert and Marie-Jeanne have three children -- their eldest Albert (Pio Marmai) is struggling with the rigors of medical school when we first meet him, while Raphael (Marc-Andre Grondin) is a teen trying to decide what to do with his life and Fleur (Deborah Francois) is still learning to be comfortable with her femininity. Between 1988 and 2000, the Duval family finds themselves dealing with the sort of life changes that affect most families, seeming both typical and revelatory at the same time. Le Premier Jour Du Reste De Ta Vie (aka The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life) was the first French feature for writer and director Remi Bezancon after making his debut with the Quebecois picture C.R.A.Z.Y. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman, (more)
- 2005
Remi Bezancon's romantic comedy My Life in the Air stars Vincent Elbaz as Yann, a young man whose mother died during a plane flight while giving birth to him. These events traumatized him to the point that is unable to fly, even though the airline would allow him unlimited free access to any of the flights. Now he works as a flight simulator instructor, although he never actually leaves the ground, and he must sort out his feelings when an old girlfriend returns to confuse issues with his current gal pal. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
