The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's suicide attempt and sadomasochist tendencies, and the intrusion of a very free-spirited maid and her husband. And it all started with the arrival in the family of an innocent looking rat.
Direction
Ozon stages domestic horror like cheerful sitcom farce.
Writing
Every taboo introduced with the energy of a laugh track.
Director
François Ozon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Ozon's actual childhood home, using his parents' furniture—making the family destruction weirdly autobiographical.
The title isn't irony; Ozon genuinely loved American sitcoms and wanted to weaponize their artificial cheer against bourgeois hypocrisy.
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