La Famille Bélier (2014) on Netflix
Everyone in the Bélier family is deaf except sixteen-year-old Paula, who speaks for her parents and brother. Her music teacher urges her to audition for a music college in Paris.
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- IMDb7.3/1031,636 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes83%
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Plot summary
Paula Bélier is sixteen and the only hearing member of her household. Her father Rodolphe, her mother Gigi and her brother Quentin are deaf, so she interprets for them in daily life, above all where the family farm is concerned. She also sings in a choir that rehearses Michel Sardou songs. Her music teacher hears her voice and pushes her to audition for the Maîtrise de Radio France, a music college in Paris, which would give her a singing career and a degree. The plan would mean leaving her family, and her parents, who count on her every day, dislike it.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about La Famille Bélier (2014)
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- The British newspaper The Independent reported that some activists for the deaf were angry that two well-known hearing actors were cast as Paula's deaf parents, who use French Sign Language, and that they complained the deaf characters were the film's main source of comedy.
- Apple bought the distribution rights and co-production partnership for CODA, the English-language remake of La Famille Bélier, at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival for a festival-record $25 million.
- At the Toulouse preview on 31 October 2014, the deaf audience needed subtitles because it could not understand what was being signed on screen, and journalist Julia Pelhate said the film made many mistakes in French Sign Language.
