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Tetrady not as good as all the hype

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Tom Dooley Louaine Emera plays Paula - her mother, father and brother are all deaf and mute. Despite this they run a dairy farm making and selling their own cheese. Meanwhile at school a new guy turns up with dreamy Gallic good looks. He has ambitions to be a singer and so wants to join the school choir – Paula decides to do likewise. Their care worn teacher gets a welcomed surprise when he discovers that both of his new pupils can actually sing.Mild plot spoiler later on here!!Bolstered by their talent he decides that they may be able to audition in Paris for a top chance to join the best choir in the land – this would mean moving to Paris. The fly in the ointment for Paula is that as she can hear and speak – and as such she has become essential to the running of the entire family and her leaving is not at all welcomed. Throw into the mix a ton of teenage hormones, the politics of the local Mayor and some excellent songs by Michel Sardou and you have what is an excellent watch.This is a film that for me took a while to hit its stride but once it did I was totally enthralled by it. Louaine Emera has the voice of an angel – the song at the end 'Je Vole' by Sardou is a reworking of his classic 'letter to his parents' and I was so taken with it that I downloaded it straight away. The acting, directing and just about everything else here is spot on. This is one of those films that reinforces, for me, why I love World cinema so much and also why French cinema has got a gloriously healthy future awaiting – c'est formidable!

mmunier Vote? It has my vote! Well this is another treat for meiii ex Frenchman living in Australia. Ex Frenchman and ex dairy farmer. Although the farms I remember in the Este weren't quite the same, the surrounding and the atmosphere were. On that farm lived a family of four of witch only the teenager daughter was able to hear and speak. So she was the communication link between the rest of the family and the external requirements, mainly related to the farming business. She was also quite helpful to most tasks at hand and seemed to enjoy it very much. But things got complicated when her music teacher realised she was someone with a special gift and tried to convince her to have a real attempt at performing, singing. This confronted her with a painful dilemma as she would have to go to Paris and so leave her family thus taking that link away. What will she do,what hurdles will she encounter? This is treated with lot f humor but also seriousness that may well extract a few tears from you. It does also give you a glimpse a the world of deafness in a clever way. I enjoyed it immensely and hope you do too

Kicino A hearing daughter, Paula Belier (Louane Emera), was born to deaf parents and has a younger deaf brother in rural France. Being fluent in sign language and French, she acts as the family interpreter and bridge to the outside world – whether it is a doctor's appointment or dealing with customers in the market when they sell their farm produce. Not only can Paula speak, but she also has a gift in singing, as discovered by her music teacher, who decides to train her and a fellow classmate for admission into the Maitrise de Radio France, an elite choir in Paris. Now Paula has to struggle between leaving the family for Paris to pursue her dream in singing or stay home to care for her family who depends so much on her. In the meantime, there seems to be some teenage romance going on …Very swift tempo and lots of comedy when Paula links her family with the world outside. But it gets serious and tear jerking when we witness her torn between fulfilling her dreams and leaving the family she loves. It gets touching when her deaf father begins to "hear" her sing and finally realizes their daughter need to live her own life.Totally entertaining and absolutely moving with beautiful singing. The songs fit beautifully with the script. Also great acting from the cast, especially Louane Emera who sings like an angel. Paula's parents and younger brother are very convincing too. Highly recommended and bring some tissue paper.

ticanard If you like action movies with lots of special effects and all those things, forget this film. This is a movie that will make you feel good, laugh and at the same time shed some tears. First, the actors are all excellent and the music is beautiful (I am a huge fan of Michel Sardou). The photography is also excellent and the dialogue is very funny on many occasions. I especially likes the actress portraying the mother in the film, her facial expressions are exceptional. As for the young girl her voice is not exceptional but she gives a very beautiful rendition of the songs of Michel Sardou. The only reason I rate this film as 9 is because from the time she meets her music teacher you immediately guess the end of the movie. Finally there was not a dry eye in the theather. This is my kind of film. SPOILER COMING UP. The part where my wife and I loved the most was when the girl sings at the contest the sound is suddenly cut off and you feel what the parents feel and also when, the night before going to Paris, her father feels the girls throat to sort of find out her singing.