Belle Maman
Synopsis
"My son's so wonderful! What a fortunate marriage! He's been looking for such a long time. He's had lots of girlfriends, but there was always something wrong—too young, not sexy enough, too trendy, not enough class. But this time he's done it. She's got everything, that one! Pretty, intelligent, and a super-influential father ('cause that counts too—he may not look it, but he's ambitious, that son of mine). What's more, she's pregnant. This wedding day is a dream come true!" Thus spake Josette, the groom's mother, a few minutes before the ceremony began. But then Léa showed up.
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Actors (26)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Arena Films
- Co-productions : TF1 Films Production, Camera One
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pathé Films
- French distribution : AMLF
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producer : Bruno Pesery
- Screenwriters : Gabriel Aghion, Danièle Thompson
- Director of Photography : Romain Winding
- Music Composer : Bruno Coulais
- Assistant directors : Renaud Bertrand, Hiromi Rollin, Thomas Tréfouël
- Editor : Luc Barnier
- Sound recordists : Henri Morelle, Dominique Gaborieau, Stéphane Reichart
- Costume designer : Jackie Budin
- Author of original work : Jean-Marie Duprez
- Line Producer : Xavier Castano
- Voice : Luc Palun
- Co-producers : Michel Seydoux, Jean-Marie Duprez
- Assistant Operator : Philippe Lardon
- Production Manager : Patrick Lancelot
- Press Attachés (film) : Dominique Segall, Laurent Renard
- Continuity supervisor : Suzanne Durrenberger
- Production Designer : Dan Weil
- French Distributor : Richard Pezet
- Still Photographer : Jean-Marie Leroy
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1999
- French release : 10/03/1999
- Runtime : 1 h 42 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 91.943
- Visa issue date : 26/02/1999
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
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News & awards
Selections (5)
Cairo - International Film Festival
Egypt, 1999
Out of Competition
Moscow - International Film Festival
Russia, 1999
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Delegations (2)
About
"Belle Maman," like 'Pédale douce,' deals with an unsettling borderline subject in a way that, I hope, means people won't automatically feel put off. I try to express things with whimsy, affection and irony, which offsets the heaviness you get when a social issue is handled seriously. I think there has to be a lot of whimsy in terms of the tale, structure, and screenplay, as well as a lot of discipline when it comes to feelings. The feelings you express have to be just right, very real and strong—just like a serious drama—whereas everything else should be a display of fireworks. 'Belle Maman' is both fun and funny, but it's mainly a terrific love story. 'Belle Maman' is a story about passion—there's all the violence, madness and pain of loving, in short all the torture you feel when you're madly in love with a woman you can't possibly have."
(Gabriel Aghion, excerpt from an interview published in "Unifrance Film Newsletter," No. 17)
