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A captivating new star is born in THE BÉLIER FAMILY, Eric Lartigau’s fabulous, heart-felt comedy hit about a young girl whose close bond to her hearing-impaired family is challenged by the discovery of an extraordinary talent for music.
In the Bélier family, everyone is deaf, except dutiful sixteen-year-old Paula (beautiful newcomer Louane Emera). She acts as an indispensable interpreter for her parents and younger brother, especially in the running of the family dairy farm.
Though her salt-of-the-earth father (François Damiens) has decided to run for mayor – spurred on by her vivacious but over-involved mother (indelibly portrayed by Karin Viard) – Paula’s attentions are very much elsewhere. She’s witnessed the handsome new boy at school sign up for the choir, and impulsively joined too. It’s not long before her music teacher (Éric Elmosnino) discovers her considerable talent, however his encouragement only exacerbates the matter of Paula’s independence…
Building to a heart-soaring and emotional finale, THE BÉLIER FAMILY is a feel-great triumph. Emera, making her screen debut after being discovered on the French edition of The Voice, is a genuine revelation – she lends both sincerity and joy to this deeply moving film that has been a word-of-mouth phenomenon across Europe, achieving over 10 million admissions to date and becoming France’s most popular film of 2015.
Original Release
12/17/2014
US Release
12/20/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Karin Viard | Gigi Bélier / Gigi Bélier, Paula's mother |
Francois Damiens | Rodolphe Bélier / Rodolphe Bélier, Paula's father |
Eric Elmosnino | Fabien Thomasson / Fabien Thomasson, music teacher |
Louane Emera | Paula Bélier |
Roxane Duran | Mathilde / Mathilde, Paula's best friend |
Ilian Bergala | Gabriel Chevignon / Gabriel Chevignon, Paula's boyfriend |
Luca Gelberg | Quentin Bélier / Quentin Bélier, Paula's brother |
Mar Sodupe | Mademoiselle Dos Santos / Ms. Dos Santos, spanish teacher |
Stéphan Wojtowicz | Lapidus - le maire / Lapidus, mayor |
Jerome Kircher | Le docteur Pugeot / Doctor Pugeot |
Directors
Writers
Eric Lartigau, Victoria Bedos, Thomas Bidegain, Demetri Fields
Cast
Name | Character |
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Karin Viard | Gigi Bélier / Gigi Bélier, Paula's mother |
Francois Damiens | Rodolphe Bélier / Rodolphe Bélier, Paula's father |
Eric Elmosnino | Fabien Thomasson / Fabien Thomasson, music teacher |
Louane Emera | Paula Bélier |
Roxane Duran | Mathilde / Mathilde, Paula's best friend |
Ilian Bergala | Gabriel Chevignon / Gabriel Chevignon, Paula's boyfriend |
Luca Gelberg | Quentin Bélier / Quentin Bélier, Paula's brother |
Mar Sodupe | Mademoiselle Dos Santos / Ms. Dos Santos, spanish teacher |
Stéphan Wojtowicz | Lapidus - le maire / Lapidus, mayor |
Jerome Kircher | Le docteur Pugeot / Doctor Pugeot |
Bruno Gomila | Rossigneux |
Véronique Poulain | La cliente du marché / Market client |
Philippe Dusseau | Le président du jury / Jury President |
Clémence Lassalas | Karène |
Melchior LeBeaut | L'élève binoclard / Four-eyed student |
Céline Jorrion | La journaliste de FR3 / FR3 journalist |
Manuel Weber | Le vétérinaire / Veterinarian |
Sébastien Agius | La voix chantée de Gabriel / Gabriel Chevignon (singing voice) |
Giulia Foïs | La voix de la journaliste TV / TV reporter (voice) |
Michel Amsellem | Le pianiste de Radio-France, Interprétation des Pianos et Doublure mains au piano d' Eric Elmosnino |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stéphanie Bermann | Producer |
Fabrice Gianfermi | Producer |
Eric Jehelmann | Producer |
Adrian Politowski | Producer |
Philippe Rousselet | Producer |
Gilles Waterkeyn | Producer |
Michael T. Kennedy | Producer |