The Kids Are All RightRated 14 Accompaniment (Sexual Content, Coarse Language, Nudity) ~ Runs 104 minutes
Dir.: Lisa Cholodenko, US, 2010
Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo
Winner - Best Film, Berlin International Film Festival
“The story of a family that is both as unique and as ordinary as any other, Kids may sound like typically quirky arthouse fare. But this is a movie for everyone - and, in one way or another, about everyone, too. It really doesn't matter if you have two mothers, like California teens Joni and Laser. Or if you're an affluent, mildly new-age lesbian like their moms, Jules and Nic. What you'll recognize most about this clan is how they relate to each other, in each beautiful, comical, and painfully familiar way. Granted, their immediate issues are somewhat unconventional. When Joni and Laser decide to find their moms' sperm donor, they meet Paul, an easygoing, happily single restaurateur. Much to his surprise, he likes the idea of being a dad. But adding a new member to a tightly knit family turns out to be, well, just as complicated as you might expect. It's such a pleasure to watch actors and filmmakers working at the very top of their game... Every scene has its highlights, from amusing observations about sex to poignant truths about parenting and partnerships. But what you'll remember most is the exquisitely lovely final scene, in which Cholodenko reminds us that all we need is a single moment of perfection -in a family, or even in a film - to believe that somehow, things will always be all right.” - Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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