About the Movie
The Beliers are a loving and happy family. Paula just happens to be the only hearing person in her family; her mother, father, and brother are all deaf. When Paula decides to pursue her dream of singing by auditioning for an elite choir in Paris, her family fears that they will lose their intermediary to the hearing world. Not wanting to betray her family, Paula has to make some difficult choices, resulting in a heartwarming and comedic film.
La Famille Belier film trailer (click on the image below)
Themes
Deaf Culture
Lang, Harry G. Turn on the Words! : Deaf Audiences, Captions, and the Long Struggle for Access. Gallaudet University Press, 2021. (Available in print at the COD Library)
Leigh, Irene W., and Catherine A. O'Brien (eds), Deaf Identities: Exploring New Frontiers, Perspectives on Deafness (New York, 2019; online edn, Oxford Academic, 21 Nov. 2019), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190887599.001.0001.
Reviews
Atkinson, Rebecca. “La Famille Bélier Is yet Another Cinematic Insult to the Deaf Community.” The Guardian , 19 Dec. 2014, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/19/la-familie-belier-insult-deaf-community.
Vincendeau, Ginette. “La Famille Belier.” Sight & Sound, vol. 25, no. 10, Oct. 2015, pp. 80–81. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=p6h&AN=109905318&authtype=sso&custid=s8875834&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
About France
A to Z International Business: Go to "Country Business Guides" at the top and search "France".
World Trade Press. France : Society & Culture. World Trade Press, 2011. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=e900xww&AN=409398&authtype=sso&custid=s8875834&site=ehost-live&scope=site.