Without Family
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69% Critic Match

Without Family

6.9 / 10 2000 3h 0mNR French
DramaFamily

Storyline

Young Remi, a foundling, lives on the farm run by his impoverished foster parents. When their money runs out, unbeknown to his foster-mother, Rémi is sold by his hard-hearted foster father to an old street performer named Vitalis. Vitalis was once a famous opera singer, but became destitute after a tragic love affair.

Cast & Crew

Pierre Richard

Pierre Richard

Vitalo Pedrotti

Lead
Jules Sitruk

Jules Sitruk

Rémi

Stefano Dionisi

Stefano Dionisi

Georg

Veronica Ferres

Veronica Ferres

Comtesse Johanna

Marianne Sägebrecht

Marianne Sägebrecht

Mère Barberin

Bernard Fresson

Bernard Fresson

Padrone Garofoli

Claude Jade

Claude Jade

Belle Dame

Marcel Dossogne

Marcel Dossogne

Charles Fontane

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Without Family is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker