| The Guide to the Perfect Family | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Le Guide de la famille parfaite |
| Directed by | Ricardo Trogi |
| Written by | François Avard Jean-François Léger Louis Morissette |
| Produced by | Louis-Philippe Drolet Félize Frappier |
| Starring | Louis Morissette Catherine Chabot Émilie Bierre Isabelle Guérard |
| Cinematography | Geneviève Perron |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Music by | Frédéric Bégin |
Production company | KO24 |
| Distributed by | Les Films Opale Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The Guide to the Perfect Family (French: Le Guide de la famille parfaite) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Ricardo Trogi and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Louis Morissette and Catherine Chabot as Martin Dubois and Marie-Soleil Blouin, a married couple whose tendency toward helicopter parenting creates problems for Rose (Émilie Bierre), Louis's 16-year-old daughter from his prior marriage to Caroline (Isabelle Guérard).[2]
The film premiered theatrically in Quebec on July 14, 2021.[3] It has also been acquired for international distribution on Netflix.[4]
In its year-end review of Canadian film and television in 2021, the trade magazine Playback named it the Film of the Year.[5]
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Guide de la famille parfaite, Le – Film de Ricardo Trogi". Films du Québec, July 8, 2021.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Le guide de la famille parfaite: Une satire mordante". Le Journal de Montréal, July 12, 2021.
- ^ André Duchesne, "En faire trop". La Presse, July 14, 2021.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "Netflix Takes World Rights to Ricardo Trogi’s ‘Guide to the Perfect Family’". The Hollywood Reporter, February 18, 2021.
- ^ Mark Dillon, "Film of the Year: Le Guide de la famille parfaite". Playback, December 16, 2021.