In the Bellinsky family: there is Solomon the father, 80 years old, brimming with life. He is fighting not to be buried too quickly, between tap dance lessons under the high patronage of Fred Astaire and the search for a companion... The mother, Geneviève, dreams of only one thing: quietly continuing her infantilisation, with her household help, protector and guardian angel, Mr Mootoousamy.
Acting
Jean-Pierre Marielle's physical comedy at 80 is extraordinary
Direction
Lvovsky's tonal tightrope between grotesque and tender
Director
Noémie Lvovsky
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Salomon Bellinsky
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Sarah Bellinsky
Sabine Azéma
Violette
Bulle Ogier
Geneviève Bellinsky
Arié Elmaleh
François
Bakary Sangaré
Mr. Mootoosamy
John Arnold
Adolf Hitler
Anne Alvaro
Marie-Hélène
Nicolas Maury
Customer manager
Rosette
Secretary
Jacky Nercessian
Mayor
Christophe Paou
Professor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jean-Pierre Marielle was 75 during filming and had no tap background; his clumsy grace is entirely his own.
Lvovsky adapted this from her own short film about her father's death, explaining the uncomfortable intimacy.
FR
