Family Law

Name: Family Law
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 8, 2006
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Arturo Goetz, Daniel Hendler, Julieta Díaz

2006

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IFC First Take | Release Date: December 8, 2006 | Unrated

Starring: Arturo Goetz, Daniel Hendler, Julieta Díaz

Summary: Ariel Perelman is an attorney, like his father. And, because it is customary in Argentina to do so, the people refer to them both as Dr. Perelman -- regardless of whether they mean the father or the son. Yet it is not so much sharing the same name that bothers Perelman Junior as not knowing if he is beginning to look just like his father --Ariel Perelman is an attorney, like his father. And, because it is customary in Argentina to do so, the people refer to them both as Dr. Perelman -- regardless of whether they mean the father or the son. Yet it is not so much sharing the same name that bothers Perelman Junior as not knowing if he is beginning to look just like his father -- or at least, the exact opposite. (IFC First Take Films)… Expand

Director: Daniel Burman

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 102 min

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TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Writer-director Daniel Burman's dryly humorous, poker-faced comedic style is once again in full play in this funny and touching film about a young Argentine man and his aging father, both of whom happen to be lawyers. Read full review

Ruthe Stein

It's a serious subject handled with humor -- not the ha-ha kind, but the hard laughter that comes from recognizing parts of yourself in the Perelmans. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Burman tends to focus very tightly on the details of individual identity - religion, nationality, gender. It is all the more striking, then, that his restrained and unassuming films are wise enough to speak to every adult. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Well acted. Read full review

Ty Burr

It's a deceptively small film, one whose observations may continue to detonate quietly in your mind after the lights have come up. Read full review

Reece Pendleton

Engaging and well acted, the film is admirably low-key, yet Burman's relaxed approach becomes a liability--everything goes down smoothly but leaves one hungry for something more substantial. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

After sitting a while in front of my computer trying to come with the right word to describe the Argentine soaper Family Law, I've settled on "diverting." You will be entertained, but you won't tax your brain. Read full review

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SebastianG.

Jan 26, 2007

Burman gets even better with this last movie of his trilogy of Jewish fathers from Waiting the Mesaiah to Lost Embrace, this one is a great story and very well told!

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MarieSamuels

Jan 8, 2007

This is an intelligent and touching family drama with lots of comedic touches. It is a humanistic story and portrays an unfamiliar world -- that of the Buenos Aires Jewish intellectuals. A winner.

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PaulKane

Dec 7, 2006

I saw two films from Argentina last month. If you have an interest, you will not be disappointed. Great!

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Diezmartinez

Sep 1, 2010

Derecho de Familia trata de todo eso que se da por entendido, que no se dice abiertamente, que se olvida o que se da por enterado: esos pequeÃ±os intercambios, esas miradas furtivas, esos valores compartidos o confrontados que forman la vida familiar en general y laDerecho de Familia trata de todo eso que se da por entendido, que no se dice abiertamente, que se olvida o que se da por enterado: esos pequeÃ±os intercambios, esas miradas furtivas, esos valores compartidos o confrontados que forman la vida familiar en general y la relaciÃ³n padres/hijos en particular. AquÃ no hay tragedias insolubles sino el olvido del cumpleaÃ±os del papÃ¡, aquÃ no hay secretos inconsables sino ciertas omisiones inocentes que a nadie hacen daÃ±o. Y las lecciones aprendidas no se subrayan pero se entienden: Perelman hijo ve a su precoz niÃ±ito GastÃ³n, vestido como Ã©l en cierto festival infantil de fin de cursos, pero amorosamente no se hace ilusiones ni tiene mucha prisa: "que se parezca a mÃ cuando quiera, si es que quiere".… Expand

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