Pilar is a Spanish widow who has raised her three daughters in France. In love with Fernand, the manager of the building in which she lives, she organizes a lunch in her home with the intention of introducing him to the rest of the family. The reunion goes wildly wrong and the family's craziness overtakes.
Acting
Seigner and Dussollier weaponize awkwardness with surgical precision
Direction
Reza's theatrical roots turn a living room into a pressure cooker
Writing
Dialogue that stings like cheap wine and old grudges
Director
Yasmina Reza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yasmina Reza adapted her own play 'Le Dieu du carnage' follow-up energy — she specializes in civilized people becoming feral.
The 1.0 TMDB rating is criminal — this is a deliberately abrasive film that punishes viewers seeking comfort, which explains the backlash.
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