The Skylab - French Film Festival  CTC

Rating CTC

Release DateThursday, 29 March 2012

Length 1hrs 53min

Main Cast Lou Avarez, Julie Delpy, Eric Elmosnino, Aure Atika, Bernadette Lafont

Movie DirectorJulie Delpy

DistributorFrench Film Festival

On the occasion of Grandma Amandine’s birthday, her large family descends upon her summer house in Brittany for a weekend of low-key celebrations. Cousins, aunts and uncles traverse old feuds and remembered loves. The diversity of family life, replete with humour, pathos and intrigue, is observed by 11 year-old Albertine. Now an adult, she recalls this childhood vacation whilst travelling to Brittany with her own family for a holiday.

But Albertine’s greatest fear at the time was of the Skylab that was about to crash into the earth. According to the news it was to land in Brittany – where the family always gathered for Amandine’s birthday.

Visits to the beach, long lunches, political arguments, and wartime reminiscing – all these things and more make for a spirited gathering at Grandma Amandine’s in this gentle comedy.

This lively second movie by Julie Delpy (2 Days in Paris) is a mix of fun, good memories and family arguments.

“Only moments of happiness played by delightful actors” - Studio Ciné Live