The Wolberg Family

La famille Wolberg

Belgium, France

2009

82 Min

Color

2.35:1

French

Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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PROD Philippe Martin, David Thion

CAST François Damiens, Valérie Benguigui, Léopoldine Serre, Valentin Vigourt, Serge Bozon, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jocelyn Quivrin, Guillaume Verdier, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Laurent Mothe, Eva Ionesco

ED Emmanuelle Castro, Thomas Glaser

Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), São Paulo, BAFICI (Panorama)

Synopsis

He can deliver a breathtaking speech on the American soul to flabbergasted schoolboys, get mixed up in the private lives of his citizens, and even get his 18-year-old daughter to swear that never, but never, would she leave home. Meet Simon Wolberg, mayor of a small provincial city, madly in love with his wife, an interfering father and provocative son. This man is driven by an obsession with his family. Which leads him to test the force and fragility of these bonds. —Directors’ Fortnight

Director

Axelle Ropert

Born in 1972, Axelle Ropert has written the scripts of Serge Bozon’s films, including La France (Directors’ Fortnight, 2007 and Jean Vigo Prize). La Famille Wolberg is her first feature. —sfjff

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13Apr13

What are we to make of the elementary school speech in the beginning of the film, in which Simon tells the tragic tale of soul singer Maxine Brown, but utterly fabricates every detail of her life?