A Family Affair

  • 2015


MOVIE IS complicated unpredictable elusive
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Positive Reviews 6
Negative reviews 1
Average Rating 3.5/5
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3.0
But if Kirschenbaums documentary borrowed the trappings of dramedy, A Family Affair takes from the mystery genre. The Young Folks
3.5
Dutch documentary director Tom Fassaert has made a complicated, critical, and disturbing film about Marianne Hertz, his glamorous 95 year old grandmot .. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
But the story Fassaerts film actually tells doesnt provide much closure. Village Voice
3.8
The truth is elusive in A Family Affair, Tom Fassaerts fearlessly personal portrait of his family, specifically his 95 year old grandmother, Marianne .. Slant Magazine
3.5
By the jaw dropping climax (an argument over a family portrait), and the films not entirely unpredictable denouement, you arent sure whether you are w .. The New York Times
4.5
Tom gradually chips away at the preening facade to seemingly unmask a complex woman whose self image was largely shaped by her appearance obsessed fat .. Los Angeles Times
4.0
A Family Affair Directed by Tom Fassaert Opens September 16 What bonds grandchildren and grandparents is sharing a common enemy, goes an old jokea rem .. Bk Mag



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