Family Law (film)
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| Directed by | Daniel Burman |
| Produced by |
Diego Dubcovsky José María Morales Marc Sillam |
| Written by | Daniel Burman |
| Starring |
Daniel Hendler Arturo Goetz Julieta Díaz Adriana Aizemberg |
| Narrated by | Daniel Hendler |
| Music by | César Lerner |
| Cinematography | Ramiro Civita |
| Edited by | Alejandro Parysow |
| Distributed by |
BD Cine Paradis Films IFC Films |
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102 minutes |
| Country |
Argentina France Italy Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Family Law (Spanish: Derecho de familia) is a 2006 Argentine, French, Italian, and Spanish, comedy-drama film, written and directed by Daniel Burman.
The picture was produced by Diego Dubcovsky, José María Morales, and Marc Sillam, and co-produced by Amedeo Pagani. Family Law was Argentina official submission for the 2004 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The film tells the story of Ariel Perelman (Daniel Hendler). While he has an easygoing lifestyle, he's trying to find his way in life in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He works at a university as a law professor. The film begins with a long narration of the way things stand in his life. He describes his father, Bernardo Perelman (Arturo Goetz), in detail. Perelman, as he's known, is a popular public defender who meets his clients where they work or in restaurants so he can determine what they are "all about." Most of his clients are generally poor. He's very close to his secretary (Adriana Aizemberg) since his wife died fifteen years ago. Work fills Perelman's days, and Ariel is astonished by his energy.
After lusting after Sandra (Julieta Díaz), an attractive woman who takes his class, Ariel decides to chase her and takes the Pilates class she teaches. Not much happens until Sandra is sued for teaching Pilates without the approval of the company who hold the rights to teach Pilates in Argentina. Ariel (known as Perelman to Sandra) reaches out to his father for help and wins the law suit.
In the process, Sandra falls in love with the younger Perelman and they marry. She begins to decorate their home for a few years and they have a child they name Gastón (Eloy Burman), who is a quite charming young boy.
Ariel's university building is shut down for a month because it had collapsed, and he is given some time off. However, he doesn't share this news with his wife. During this time his father starts spending some quality time with Ariel, which makes him think something must be wrong. Ariel is asked by the Swiss kindergarten school Gastón attends to participate in a play and swim classes with the other fathers. Ariel first rebels but gives in.
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