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- 2003
- M&L Banks
- 1 h 47 m
- 2003
- M&L Banks
- 1 h 47 m
Summary Writer/director Helen Lesnick stars as a newly-single lesbian returning home to her family in San Diego after fleeing New York and her most recent break-up.
Directed By: Helen Lesnick
Written By: Helen Lesnick
- 2003
- M&L Banks
- 1 h 47 m
- 2003
- M&L Banks
- 1 h 47 m
A Family Affair
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Summary Writer/director Helen Lesnick stars as a newly-single lesbian returning home to her family in San Diego after fleeing New York and her most recent break-up.
Directed By: Helen Lesnick
Written By: Helen Lesnick
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Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
50
43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
A serious romantic comedy of such strength and substance and so entertaining that it doesn't matter that its minuscule budget shows around the edges.
Until now, it may not have occurred to you that what we needed was a witty lesbian romance. Once you see A Family Affair, you realize what we've been missing.
It's a pleasure to see acceptance portrayed so matter-of-factly. May never happen in our lifetimes, but Lesnick's vision of tolerance is a soothing thought, anyway.
Lesnick seems to be saying that lesbian characters on screen can also meet cute significant others, spar in a lite Woody Allen fashion, and have a happy, sappy Hollywood ending. But a sitcom is still a sitcom -- gay, Greek or otherwise.
The couple's parents have a bit more personality than the other characters, but on the whole this is strictly by the numbers.
Barely competent. The pacing never accelerates beyond sluggish, and Lesnick's script is an awkward pile of gag lines.
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Production Company
Atta Girl Productions
Release Date May 9, 2003
Duration 1 h 47 m
Tagline The Course of True Love doesn't always run Straight...
Awards
Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Phoenix Out Far! Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
