Family celebration and other troubles

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Movie
German title Family celebration and other troubles
Original title Home for the Holidays
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1995
length 103 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Jodie Foster
script Chris Radant, WD judge
production Jodie Foster, Stuart Kleinman , Peggy Rajski
music Mark Isham
camera Lajos Koltai
cut Lynzee Klingman
occupation

Family Festival and Other Difficulties (Original title: English Home for the Holidays ) is an American film from 1995 . Jodie Foster was a director and producer ; the executive company Egg Pictures was founded by her.

action

Claudia Larson ( Holly Hunter ), a single mother, works as an art restorer in Chicago. She is fired by her boss and kisses him in her confusion; Shortly afterwards, she learns from her teenage daughter Kitt ( Claire Danes ) that she wants to sleep with her boyfriend for the first time.

In this state of mind, Claudia goes to her hometown for Thanksgiving . There she is exposed to the quirks and small meanings of her relatives. Her only support is her younger brother Tommy ( Robert Downey junior ), who leaves her in the dark about a possible crisis with his partner and who has come with another friend, Leo ( Dylan McDermott ).

At the festive meal there is a scandal and her sister Joanne, who feels offended after an argument, hastily leaves her parents' house with her family. Claudia later visits her sister to make up. Finally she says that they don't have to like each other because they are only related to each other and goes.

During the turbulent events, Claudia and Leo grew closer. Leo, whom Tommy initially only introduced as his companion, is not, as Claudia suspected, his new life partner, but his business partner. After a short, passionate interlude, Claudia decides against Leo. The next morning, Tommy and Leo drive to a business partner, and Claudia is taken to the airport by her parents. While she waits on the plane for departure, Leo sits down next to her and the two talk. Maybe they'll give it a try after all.

The experiences strengthen Claudia, who wants to look for a new job with renewed courage.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of November 3, 1995 that the film was neither a pure comedy nor a film drama, but something of both. He praised the direction by Jodie Foster, who have an eye for detail. Ebert also praised the portrayal of Holly Hunter, who have a "human" and "three-dimensional" role in the film; he compared her screen presence to that of Foster.

Cinema magazine wrote that the film was convincing "through closely observed scenes that appear familiar". The director adds the "outstanding actor ensemble ... lovingly to a nuanced picture of the completely freaky, completely normal family".

Awards

The film was for the film prizes GLAAD Media Awards and Young Artist Award (for Claire Danes nominated).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Review by Roger Ebert
  2. ↑ Review of Cinema , accessed July 24, 2007

literature

  • Buddy Foster, Jodie Foster: Eine Biographie , ECON Verlag, Düsseldorf and Munich 1997, ISBN 3-430-12882-X , pp. 264-274

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