Génial, mes parents divorcent! Reviews

This movie is nowadays pretty much forgotten and, apparently, it is very difficult to get your hands on it (Supposedly, it is not even available on dvd and it can’t be downloaded either). Basically, for most of the people who like this flick, there is a great deal of nostalgia involved. Even myself, I did like it but I saw it when I was very young and if I re-watched it nowadays, I might think it is actually pretty lame. Anyway, the title is pretty awesome (‘Great! My parents are divorcing!’) and, back in those days, there was this wave of divorces, so the movie was actually quite topical. Somehow, since I was of the same age as the protagonists, I was able to identify with what they were going through and back then, I thought it was pretty neat and I’m pretty sure that for most of the French kids who watched it back then, this movie had quite an impact. Obviously, divorces are nowadays rather common (it is actually the other way around, the nuclear family has become the norm) and, of course, since it is a family feature, the whole thing remains rather harmless and quite forgettable. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, as a time capsule, I think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in French movies.