A Life Like Any Other

Over many years, the director’s father filmed his family life almost obsessively. His daughter’s birth, his son’s first steps, and always Valérie, the young mother. An impressive fund of material which their now grown-up daughter Faustine appropriates to tell quite a different story: that of a woman who sees her role as a mother and its demands take away her freedom step by step.

Keywords

  • Belgian Docs
  • Female Filmmakers
  • Le regard féminin
  • Les Magritte du Cinéma
  • parenthood
  • women

Director

  • Faustine Cros

Documentary


1h 8min


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Belgium
France
2023
The director revisits the family footage filmed by her father throughout his life.

The director revisits the family footage filmed by her father throughout his life.


Over many years, the director’s father filmed his family life almost obsessively. His daughter’s birth, his son’s first steps, and always Valérie, the young mother. An impressive fund of material which their now grown-up daughter Faustine appropriates to tell quite a different story: that of a woman who sees her role as a mother and its demands take away her freedom step by step.

Cast & Crew