Family Resemblances (1996)

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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.

• Released: 1996-09-07
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 329 votes

Directed by Cédric Klapisch.

Top cast

• Jean-Pierre Bacri as Henri Ménard
• Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Denis
• Catherine Frot as Yolande Ménard
• Agnès Jaoui as Betty Ménard
• Claire Maurier as La mère
• Wladimir Yordanoff as Philippe Ménard
• Alain Guillo as Le présentateur TV
• Cédric Klapisch as Le père en 1967
• Antoine Chappey as Neighbor of the estate
• Sophie Simon as La mère en 1967

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Family Resemblances

• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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