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* TheFilmOfThePlay: A faithful adaptation of the 1994 play of the same name. The cast of the film is the same as the one of the play.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Betty confronts her mother after the latter complained she was vulgar. Her speech is mainly about ParentalFavoritism and the way her mother treats people. Betty defends her brother Henri more than herself.



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Betty delivers one to her mother after she complained she was vulgar. It is mainly about her ParentalFavoritism and the way she treats people.

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* TheGhost: Henri's wife. She sets in motion the events of the film when she leaves home, but we never see her.



* ItsAllAboutMe: Philippe is only obsessed by the impression he made on TV.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Philippe is only obsessed by the impression he made on TV. He does not care much about her wife's birthday or the fact that her sister-in-law has left home.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Betty delivers one to her mother after she complained she was vulgar. It is mainly about her ParentalFavoritism and the way she treats people.
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''Family Resemblances'' (''Un air de famille'') is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Cédric Klapisch,, starring Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Vladimir Yordanoff, and Claire Maurier. It is an adaptation of a homonymous play by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, with the same cast. Every Friday, the Ménards have dinner together in a restaurant. The family is made of Philippe (Vladimir Yordanoff), an executive in a computer company, his wife Yolande (Catherine Frot), his brother Henri (Jean-Pierre Bacri), the owner of a brasserie, his sister Betty (Agnès Jaoui), who works in the same computer company, and his mother (Claire Maurier). This time it will be a special evening: it is Yolande's birthday, Philippe is nervous about an interview he gave on TV and Henri's wife has left home.

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''Family Resemblances'' (''Un air de famille'') is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Cédric Klapisch,, Klapisch, starring Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Vladimir Yordanoff, and Claire Maurier. It is an adaptation of a homonymous play by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, with the same cast. Every Friday, the Ménards have dinner together in a restaurant. The family is made of Philippe (Vladimir Yordanoff), an executive in a computer company, his wife Yolande (Catherine Frot), his brother Henri (Jean-Pierre Bacri), the owner of a brasserie, his sister Betty (Agnès Jaoui), who works in the same computer company, and his mother (Claire Maurier). This time it will be a special evening: it is Yolande's birthday, Philippe is nervous about an interview he gave on TV and Henri's wife has left home.
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* {{Shoutout}}: The name of Henri's brasserie ''Au père tranquille'' is similar to the title of a 1946 film by René Clément (''Le Père tranquille'').

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* DeadpanSnarker: Betty and Denis.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Betty and Denis.DeadpanSnarker:
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**Denis. For example, after being shouted at by Philippe, who orders him to buy a light bulb, he says he feels like pleasing him.


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* {{Housewife}}: Yolande has no job. She takes care of her children.
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* TheDitz: Yolande.

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* TheDitz: Yolande. She even thinks the necklace that Philippe gives her is for the dog.



* TheUnfavourite: Henri compared to his brother Philippe.

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* TheUnfavourite: Henri compared to his brother Philippe. Betty reproaches her mother for that.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Philippe and Yolande. Philippe does not seem to care much about his wife.

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* AwfulWeddedLife: Philippe and Yolande. Philippe does not seem to care much about his wife. He cancels her birthday trip, because he has an interview on TV for his job.



--> '''Betty''': Tu l’arroses une fois le matin, je crois. (''You have to water it once in the morning, I think.'')

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--> '''Betty''': Tu l’arroses une fois le matin, je crois. (''You have to water it once in the every morning, I think.'')
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--> '''Yolande''': (talking about a dog) Comment ça s’entretient ? (''How to take care of it?'')
--> '''Betty''': Tu l’arroses une fois le matin, je crois. (''You have to water it once in the morning, I think.'')

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''Family Resemblances'' (''Un air de famille'') is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Cédric Klapisch,, starring Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Vladimir Yordanoff, and Claire Maurier. It is an adaptation of a homonymous play by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, with the same cast. Every Friday, the Ménards have dinner together in a restaurant. The family is made of Henri (Jean-Pierre Bacri), the owner of a brasserie, his brother Philippe (Vladimir Yordanoff), an executive in a computer company, who is married with Yolande (Catherine Frot), his sister Betty (Agnès Jaoui), and his mother (Claire Maurier). This time it will be a special evening: it is Yolande's birthday, Philippe is nervous about an interview he gave on TV and Henri's wife has left home.

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''Family Resemblances'' (''Un air de famille'') is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Cédric Klapisch,, starring Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Vladimir Yordanoff, and Claire Maurier. It is an adaptation of a homonymous play by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, with the same cast. Every Friday, the Ménards have dinner together in a restaurant. The family is made of Henri (Jean-Pierre Bacri), the owner of a brasserie, his brother Philippe (Vladimir Yordanoff), an executive in a computer company, who is married with his wife Yolande (Catherine Frot), his brother Henri (Jean-Pierre Bacri), the owner of a brasserie, his sister Betty (Agnès Jaoui), who works in the same computer company, and his mother (Claire Maurier). This time it will be a special evening: it is Yolande's birthday, Philippe is nervous about an interview he gave on TV and Henri's wife has left home.



* DeadpanSnarker: Betty, Henri and Denis.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Betty, Henri Betty and Denis.



* EmbarrassingNickname: Henri does not like when his brother Philippe calls him ''Riri''.

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* EmbarrassingNickname: Henri does not like it when his brother Philippe calls him ''Riri''.


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* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler:Betty and Denis make up in the end, as well as Henri and his wife.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Betty (Agnès Jaoui) and his sister-in-law Yolande (Catherine Frot).
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* DeadpanSnarker: Betty, Henri and Denis.


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* TheDitz: Yolande.
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* TheUnFavourite: Henri compared to his brother Philippe.

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* TheUnFavourite: TheUnfavourite: Henri compared to his brother Philippe.
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''Family Resemblances'' (''Un air de famille'') is a 1996 French comedy film directed by Cédric Klapisch,, starring Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Vladimir Yordanoff, and Claire Maurier. It is an adaptation of a homonymous play by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, with the same cast. Every Friday, the Ménards have dinner together in a restaurant. The family is made of Henri (Jean-Pierre Bacri), the owner of a brasserie, his brother Philippe (Vladimir Yordanoff), an executive in a computer company, who is married with Yolande (Catherine Frot), his sister Betty (Agnès Jaoui), and his mother (Claire Maurier). This time it will be a special evening: it is Yolande's birthday, Philippe is nervous about an interview he gave on TV and Henri's wife has left home.

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!!''Family Resemblances'' provides examples of:
* AwfulWeddedLife: Philippe and Yolande. Philippe does not seem to care much about his wife.
* DinnerAndAShow: The film is about a family dinner going awry.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Henri does not like when his brother Philippe calls him ''Riri''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Philippe is only obsessed by the impression he made on TV.
* TheUnFavourite: Henri compared to his brother Philippe.
* UnwantedAssistance: Henri does not want his family to stay in his brasserie to support him after his wife has left home. He would like to be alone.
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