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When French filmmaker Eric Lartigau was casting his new comedy The Belier Family, he thought he'd found his star. The central character is Paula Belier, a 16-year-old girl from a farming family who ...

Karin Viard, Francois Damiens and spectacularly talented newcomer Louane Emera headline Eric Lartigau's comedy-drama about a deaf French farming family By Boyd van Hoeij La Famille Belier - H 2014 The ...

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.

The whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator in her parents' day to day life especially when it comes to matters concerning the family farm. When ...

In La Famille Bélier, the heartening story of a young girl realising her singing talent is tempered by the borderline offensive portrayal of her deaf and mute farming parents (played by hearing actors ...

How many times can movies rehash the story of a child determined to pursue his or her passion butting heads with parents who refuse to understand? The beauty of the otherwise formulaic “La Famille ...

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