Un air de famille

The Mesnard family is going to celebrate Yoyo’s birthday at Bar Le Père Tranquille, run by her brother-in-law Henri. Betty, Philippe and Henri’s sister, is already there with Denis, the waiter. Betty is married to Philippe, a flamboyant senior executive. The mother of this quarrelsome, embittered sibling group has boundless admiration for Philippe’s success, contempt for Henri, who reminds her of her ex-husband, and no understanding of her daughter Betty. Everyone arrives without imagining that an unexpected event will jam the works and turn this birthday into a fireworks display of revelations, unmasking and score-settling. Temperaments and characters emerge; roles are reversed. Smiles, laughter, tenderness, love and passion will be on the menu of this birthday dinner.