traditionalsignco A breath of fresh air after the cookie-cutter formula of Hollywood, this charming foray into the world of the deaf is a huge success despite the handicap of Sub-titles, which unusually, blend easily into the story...Set in rural France, the director employs humour, music, family values and teenage spirit to gently build a web of emotion that pulses to the final scene.No sex, profanity, fast cars, drugs or perversion required in this poignant story...it moves at a perfect pace and is well-worth your time.

elifozcc Though the only reason I watch this movie to improve my French listening skills. Movie was worth to watch. I really liked watching her singing. Her voice was amazing but movie... It's like there should be second part of the movie. Some parts are just so blank that they need to be completed. I'd like to see how election ended and how her relationship went after she went to Paris. Photos in the end didn't satisfy me. I wanted to see more drama but the movie was like summary of a story. Like the ones that I wrote at primary school after reading a book. Even there are lots of unfinished parts I can't say I didn't like the movie.

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!

kosmasp And they achieve to do so, even while not being political correct. And sexually open minded. Not that there is any nudity in it, but as the MPAA would state it (I reckon): adult situations, language and then some ... well maybe not the last part, but you get where I'm heading with this. But all in the name of comedy and if you're not easily offended, you will actually see a heart warming story of a dysfunctional family, that's actually more normal than others.Family issues are the toughest to handle, because you deal with them every day. And it's a surefire trap for falling into clichés. But even when that seems to be the case, the movie always has a solution that works in its favor. The comedy and the acting feel fresh and natural, rather than scripted and boring.