My family

Movie
German title	My family
Original title	My family
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1995
length	121 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
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Director	Gregory Nava
script	Gregory Nava, ; Anna Thomas
production	Anna Thomas
music	Mark McKenzie
camera	Edward Lachman , ; Jason Poteet
cut	Nancy Richardson
occupation
	Jimmy Smits : Jimmy Sanchez; Edward James Olmos : Paco; Esai Morales : Chucho; Eduardo López Rojas : Jose Sanchez (1950–1980); Elpidia Carrillo : Isabel; Jenny Gago : Maria Sanchez (1950–1980); Enrique Castillo : Memo Sanchez; Rafael Cortes : Roberto; Ivette Reina : Trini; Amelia Zapata : Roberto's girlfriend; Jacob Vargas : Jose Sanchez; Jonathan Hernandez : Young Jimmy; Mary Steenburgen : Gloria; Valerie Wildman : Sunny; Michael Tomlinson : Dr. McNally; Dedee Pfeiffer : Karen Gillespie; Jennifer Lopez : Maria Sanchez in the 1920s;

My Family (Alternative title: Meine Verrückte Familie ; Original Title: My Family , Mi Familia ) is an American drama film directed by Gregory Nava from 1995 .

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The Mexican Jose Sanchez came to California in 1926 , where he worked as a gardener. He gets to know Maria, whom he marries. She gives birth to a son and a daughter. Maria was deported to Mexico during the Great Depression in 1932 when she was pregnant for the third time.

The film continues to show the lives of Maria's children, Jimmy and Chucho, from 1950 to 1980. Chucho is a gang leader; his younger brother Jimmy admires him. Chucho wants to get married, but he is killed.

The adult Jimmy marries Isabel, who fled El Salvador . Jimmy and Isabel have a son.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film touched audiences who were made to laugh as well as cry. The director Gregory Nava has a "clear vision", every scene has "meaning", the plot is "solidly constructed".

Roger Ebert compared the film in the Chicago Sun-Times on May 3, 1995 with a family reunion. It shows the story of the Sanchez family in an epic breadth, in the good as well as in the bad times, which is told in “startling beauty” pictures.

Awards

Ken Diaz and Mark Sanchez were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup in 1996 . Jimmy Smits and Jennifer López were nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 1996. Jonathan Hernandez won the Young Artist Award in 1996 .

Gregory Nava won the NCLR Bravo Award in 1995 . He also won an award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 1995 and was nominated for another award at the festival. The film was nominated for the Casting Society of America Award in 1995 .

background

The film was shot in Los Angeles , Agoura Hills, California, and Mexico . Its production amounted to an estimated 5.5 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 11.08 million in US cinemas.

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Web links

My family in the Internet Movie Database (English)
My family at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

[1] Review by James Berardinelli

[2] Review by Roger Ebert

[3] Filming locations for My Family

[4] Business Data for My Family