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- A woman plans to kill herself at a family dinner.
CLAC is used with permission from Fabien Ara. Learn more at fabienara.com.
A family has gathered for dinner at a chic Chinese restaurant. Their genial night out, though, is interrupted when the mother has an announcement: she's going to kill herself that night.
The family takes in this shocking pronouncement and news, destabilizing any pretense of equanimity and civility. (Even the senile grandmother seems affected by what's unraveling.) The resulting freakout uncovers a whole series of secrets, resentments and unspoken truths lingering under the surface.
The "fraught family dinner" is a familiar trope of many short dramas, and rightfully so: the structure brings together a gamut of conflicting personalities, agendas and needs and creates a powder-keg of an emotional situation that often makes for great writing and performances. This short -- written and directed by Fabien Ara with great assurance -- takes on this familiar narrative terrain, but applies a sharp, stylish gloss on it, making for a showcase of barbed wit and consistently engaging energy.
The film's look and feel is the first clue that this is no ordinary family drama, with darkly gleaming, almost sinister cinematography and elegant camera movements and framing. But as the family settles into their meal and the action unfolds, the film language emphasizes tight close-ups on each member's face, balanced by clever, fast-paced editing that derives sardonic humor from perfectly timed reaction shots to the increasingly outlandish emotions.
Viewers get a sense of the complicated dynamics between a domineering mother, a passive father and their two competitive daughters, developed through tightly paced and sharp writing. The great accomplishment, however, is the collective strength of a cast -- led by actor Marie Boissard as the lofty, formidable mother -- whose performances perfectly balance the line between the real shock and devastation of the news and the dark, stylized humor that comes from each member's unique but self-absorbed reaction. All the actors are terrific and utterly committed to difficult characters and moments that unfurl to the equivalent of an emotional bloodbath.
CLAC is supremely accomplished in its writing, performance, and craft, with each beat perfectly timed and injecting just the right pique of humor when the characters are at their worst. Many family dramas default to warm, fuzzy emotions and affirm the lovability of the family unit in the end. But the unique vision of CLAC commits to the idea that moments of crisis can bring out the dysfunction hidden underneath facades of codependency and denial in a family. It does so with great style and verve, ending with a perfectly calibrated image of chaos and pathos that is both ridiculously funny and sublimely sad -- a pair of qualities that could describe many family occasions, perhaps.
Am I the only one who was left wanting to know more about what grandma was thinking and trying to say??
That's exactly why dementia/alzheimers is so awful, and terrifying. They nailed it.
I stuck around until after the credits rolled to see if grandma would do or say anything... I think she died in her chair
I want them to make a sequel. It could be called "dementia and dysfunction collide"!!
I think Nana was trying to say they both had taken the pills already!
I thought she was trying to take a dump.
I was starting to think that the mother put this emotional stress on her family just to have them share secrets that were driving them apart, but the realization at the end that she had already taken the pills was just heartbreaking. The music overcoming the absolute silence left when the mother went to the bathroom only for it to become underlaid by sounds of wailing was phenomenal. Oh, and the fact that so many people at dinner were listening in and cared to help this woman by getting up and going to the bathroom themselves, or maybe even becoming so overwhelmed they had to leave the scene entirely or felt frozen in place is brilliant, especially to do during the end credits. The girl who was having a 32nd birthday being among these people was an especially nice touch. Comparing the celebration of her life with the tragedy of the family's loss highlights the real pain of it, all while having a hilarious waitress? This film deserves a sequel and many awards!
I'm pretty sure they just threw in the lady having her birthday cuz it showed other people were enjoying dinner at the restaurant too.
Same I was literally waiting till the family reveals their secrets and Brigitte is like SIKE. But, that was totally not the case
@@thecursedqueen9185 pretty sure you didn’t write the film and don’t know how juxtaposition in media works
Ditto
@@thecursedqueen9185 nothing is by chance in film my love.
At the start the mother said she was reconsidering the pills becouse of possible "leaking". When she peed herself thats when the husband figured out that she had already taken the pills. It only later dawns on the daughters as they rush to her side. The dad just sits there, contemplating it all, now knowing his wife took the decision before the proper goodbye she had promised him that night. Its also possible that the reason she waited 6 months for the dinner wasnt just becouse of her thinking about suicide, but also the fact her children avoided contact. You can see on her face how hard this actualy was for her, the pain in her eyes the whole night knowing she already did what she did, hearing how her children will miss her but she refuses to live the tortured existance her mother endures. She loves her mother, but would never want that for herself, or to force the role of caretaker onto her loved ones as she resented it so;-;
Very astute! 👍
it was supposed to be funny not serious.
@@jime6739 I think it’s quite a bit of both.
Well her mums braver than she is, ill say that much the surrounding actors were brilliant notice they sussed too, and went to help, the rest left the restaurant.. But the waitress was epic.. Lol
Thanks for the spoiler. Now I don't need to watch the movie. Maybe they should change it from comment section to review section.
The dark humor scattered throughout was just wonderful. One minute, you’re feeling you might tear up then the next you can’t help but laugh at the waitress or one of the family members saying something out of pocket. The fact that everyone who had been listening in gets up to run along in worry with the girls at the end was just brilliant.
Really spectacular film, just like the rest on this channel. Can’t believe these are free.
i know right? these short movies are so good and entertaining I'm so happy these are free. guess I'm not a tv series binger 🤣✌️
The "I`m a lesbian" blurt killed me, loved it all.
Amazing cast ! Wow , Roxanne 🎉
Love dark humor.
Too close too home. My grandma had dementia and every time we would visit she would beg us to kill her. It's so sad people have to do this by themselves. Wouldn't wish this on anyone.
In Switzerland they do assisted suicide.
Befor the pandemic hit, Canada was considering passing legislation allowing people to have advanced directives stating at which point they wish for their lives to end. That would have allowed people with debilitating illnesses to live as long as they wished to without having to worry about becoming trapped in a body that didn't allow them to end it themselves. I doubt it will happen now so people will continue to be forced to either die early or live in horrific condition because they put it off a bit too long.
@@whitexchina Belgium and Netherlands as well. Theoretically Germany too, they just do not aprove any application for anyone. I hope that changes with the new health minister. I think Austria works on it as well, I am not though sure in what state they are.
Disfunction at it's finest. Every family has some. All the actors did an amazing job in this short.
Ah, but is it? Which part?
"dysfunction"....Just trying to help where I can in this life.... :)
my family like this ,,, hard to fathom but true
At the end of the film everyone is overcome by their feelings. Some people are so taken aback they must hurry out the exit, others can't help but laugh at this seemingly ridiculous display of public emotion. Some people get up and can't help themselves from trying to do something, so they rush to the toilet hoping they might be able to somehow help. Some people are completely dismayed, tears begin to flood their eyes. Other's can't do anything but sit in their chairs shocked and horrified. Even the stoic waitress displays her incredulousness by simply getting on with her job. Stunning performance and absolutely believable. I don't wish this scene on anyone.
I was trying to figure out why ppl were running during the credits.?
@@ladyraven2256 Probably trying to help since the mother most likely would have collapsed vomiting/dying at that point. Some probably just left.
Thank you for explaining. 🙂
@@SevenTailedWolf72 What I wrote was simply my own perspective of what I saw in the film. Whether or not I had it right is something that viewers may agree with or they may not. It just struck me that characters in the film were reacting within the bounds of their own human nature and response to that sort of tragic scene. I really thought the film hit the mark perfectly, it was so well done. Kudos to the actors and the people that wrote and made the movie.
I feel like the mother knew Brigitte took the pills and was trying to tell the family, or she was trying to say goodbye to her daughter, or simply trying to tell them not to kill her.
She says briggitte, saying she remembers her. In other words, she does not want her daughter to commit suicide.
@@metnasopar8861 And yet she still does. Poor grandma...
The waitress was brilliant, with her "This happens all the time" jaded attitude.
She was so NOT Chinese even in her beautiful outfit. Such an attitude though. LOL
@@sbalogh53 what does that even mean
@@yennefer440 ... I can't remember. I would have to watch the video again. :)
CLAC!!
Only on the 3rd time watching it that I realise that the onset of her Alzheimers is mildly evident in that she asks Berenice the same question twice even though Berenice responded the first time 1:09 - 1:27
Brilliant acting by all of them!! Love Roxanne!!
Oh my gosh you're right
Yeah, I only noticed that the second time watching too.
Indeed, my grandmother when she still remembered me did that. Sometimes she would ask me the same question like a minute after I answered it. They really get it right because my grandmother even would repeat things with the same tone and in hte same order.
Good point! I thought that...I don't know what I thought. I just remember being offended.
I think that I was confused, and guessed that there was another daughter...and was surprised to realize that there might be only 2 daughters.
I love it when stories leave clues like this.
It’s like the entire restaurant stopped what they were doing to listen to their conversation. The restaurant was dead ass quiet XD.
Dinner with show
I’d be quiet with that going on at another table😅
They were literally yelling everything, no duh it’s gonna be quiet
@@runsoncaffeine I was just pointing it out, jeez
@@MT3A congrats👏👏
The waitress was literally wearing a,"Just another French family convo expression." This was wholesome.
The disturbing thing about this film is the that you can tell from the mother's almost irreverent demeanor that she's been considering this for a long time. She's more or less made her peace with her decision, while her children have to process so much devastating information within the span of a few minutes.
Reality check, individuals who takes care of their loved ones with dementia or alzeihmers disease would never want themselves to be on the same situation.
I believe most of folks who also work with them also feel the same way.
my grandad has it and tbh i think i would rather expire than go through what my grandma is having to watchin him.
I don't think individuals who suffer from this disease would want to be in the same position as the grandmother here. I think it's a fairly realistic view that you wouldn't want your loved ones to see you slowly shrivel as you wait for death. They would want to at least die with a little dignity or at least make their last moments not so pathetic if that makes sense. Hell, I would rather die than live like a cripple and be a burden to my loved ones, no offense intended to actual cripples of course in fact I admire those who continue despite that kind of situation but I don't think that's for me really.
Any person that knows what dementia means would chose to rather die. It is just terrible for everyone involved.
Is it me or was grandma the only one moving in real-time during the credits. Another Glorious piece of film-making!
whoa nice catch!
Loved this! A very serious topic presented with comedic undertones (that waitress is PRICELESS). 👏🏻
PJE her expressions😁
@@kirannathani9123 : I know, right? And the way she would turn and walk away without saying a word 😂
@@pjesf what else could she do? She tried few times telling them what's on the menu but they kept interrupting her n then ultimately she gave up😅😅
The acting by all members was superlative. Something so odd and out of place, they made so real, forgot they were actors.
i completely forgot they were acting during roxane's monologue that felt so real
She has already taken the pills. She didn't forget to go to the rest room. It dawned on the daughters in the end due to the father's look.
sheesh
Omg THANK YOU
@@scarlet9788 ???
If she already took them, then why she ask them to choose? She said she wasn't going to do that yet the ending and screaming suggests such, The look on waitresses face though, AND at the end, She still all calm walking back and forth, tending another table, just another day at work, LMAO ... Still gathering the "Conversation" is continuing in the Echoing Bathroom (assuming that's where they headed) and most are leaving due to inconvenience. Still, Very Amusing Story.
@@ericferrier1089 You forget the entire reason she's committing suicide in the first place is that she has Alzheimer's, it's incredibly likely she'd forgotten she'd already taken them and either only realised when she started experiencing the "leaks" or was dying in the bathroom.
I totally forgot that "Nana" would have been an actress in this film since it is a "film". She was THAT good!
So that was the French family screeming al the time during my dinner. I couldn’t understand but this has subtitles
the waitress was played excellently! i have definitely been there; trying to serve someone during a heated argument is the most awkward thing
Never in my life have I applauded a video I've seen on CZcams, today was the first. The setting, the story, the actors all brilliant. Thank you for sharing.
If you've ever had an Alzheimer's victim in your family this whole horrendous and crazy scene may not seem so utterly horrendous and crazy. Sometimes life just sucks and when Alzheimer's enters the room things become extremely horrendous and bizarrely crazy and life certainly begins to suck. Screaming ! F---k!
I am so sorry for what you are or have been through. Alzheimers is a horrible , horrible disease.
Is it true that Alzheimer will kill it's victim eventually?
@@cahidijoyoraharjo7833 yes, but its after a terrible time depending on the person. some are angry and get even violent, some day dream, others frustrated by confusion, others,... where the brain deteriation takes them. Lost my grandfather this way. All that said, always choose life, even if it makes others around you learn to be better people.
@@cahidijoyoraharjo7833 google it
@@darkangelkate3950 My father died several months ago with Covid, but he had Alzheimer's for about ten years. I saw that illness affect my family in some tragic ways. My wife (I'm no longer married) worked with Alzheimer's people for several decades. She and I witnessed those people (her clients) deteriorate to the point where some became unable to function at all before they died. There is no cure yet. Take your Omega 3 supplements as those fats may be of some help to us in respect to Alzheimer's.
Middle childs around the world know how Roxanne is feeling here. We get left overs and our older and younger siblings get the good stuff. Yes our parents love all of us but there are favourites as well and it most certainly is not us middle child.
I am the first born in my family but I am the "not anyones favourite". My brother is the middle child but he is the only boy. He is our moms favourite because he is smart and has good social skills. Our dad likes my sister best and I get it since she is funny and very beautiful. I'm just very basic and I know my parents love me too but don't like me as much as my siblings.
Parents usually love the good looking ones. 😂
En un regard envers son mari elle lui à dit adieu, son mari est totalement démunit face à la situation et laisse libre choix à sa femme alors que ses enfants au lieu de passer un dernier moment auprès d’elle, préfère la raisonner quitte à créer des disputes.. Un très beau court métrage, on ne sait pas quand la mort approche ni même comment on peut réagir face à de telle nouvelle.. C’est un thème qui me touche beaucoup, quand la mort approche les tabous tombent et laisse place à des visages paniqué et parfois enfouis depuis bien longtemps
Kk
havent watched omeleto in 2 years forgot how good they were
I make sure I watch every recommendation by CZcams so Omeleto never goes away from the list. :)
this was both disturbing and terribly hilarious at the same time
The dad: I'm staying.🤣🤣🤣🤣
He ended up leaving to join his daughters at the end. Watching it all the way through; you also see the waitress still going about her duties and the sound of wailing start to fade in.
He meant he was not killing himself
@@sbalogh53 exactly!
The waitress in this short was hilarious. "The things I do for a paycheck"
This short films are just awesome than those time killing films.
Right
@Related_browser1 ✓ yeah :)
@Related_browser1 ✓ but u wasting very less time comparatively
What a brilliant and entertaining short. 👏🏻👍🏻
From the sour faced waitress, to the perfectly strange but entertaining family.
It was funny in some places but also with an underlying sadness throughout.
I just love Omeleto, you always have the best and entertaining shorts. Thank You!❤️
The waitress is the indifferent platform. Neither here or there. Spectators to problems that chose to act like there is nothing going on.
Mom takes it all on. Dad knows everything but mom leads.
It takes a catastrophic event for us to all stop and listen to each other. Address those dark secrets and resentments dating back to childhood.
Grandma is a glimmer of hope. There is still something in there.
What may look like a personal problem, if left unchecked will affect us all in the end. First the mom keeps it to herself for 6 months. Then the rest of the family becomes aware of how bad things are and of course the proposed solution. By the end of it all, the entire restaurant is affected and in trouble too.
I get why Berenice being distant from her parents, it's easier to be distant than to come out.
Fortunately they didn't mind in the slightest when she did come out of the closet.
@@thecursedqueen9185 Yeah, but then again maybe her Mom was influenced by her own decision. I mean, if you're about to die, would you care about whether your kid gay or not?
@@thecursedqueen9185 ... I think they were distracted by her mother's plan
Such raw emotions expressed graphically....aside from the language barrier, still a great clip!
Clac was an incredible short film. There was a plethora of serious issues the family shared but I couldn't help laughing at the actress who played the grandmother. She was amazing. It was funny also when the mother said she was going to kill herself and then she decided that she should also kill her mother and that her mother should go first. Very serious subject matter shared with humor. When the daughter shared that her sister was given the larger bedroom, I was thinking that most houses the rooms are not always equal in size. Someone will not be receiving the largest room if you have more than one child. The actors did a wonderful job. The manner that the subject was presented allowed me to watch without breaking down in tears.
May be the grandmother did know she took the pills... may be that's what she was trying to say.
Well, that escalated quickly.
I thought the ending would be the mom forgot that she wanted to kill herself at the end, and the father reveals that this is the 10th time she has done this.
Great short. You mom tells you she has a degenerative disease and decided to kill herself. You complain about which kid got the bigger room. Top notch adult.
Mom, looking at the menu : I'm going to kill myself tonight.
Me, also looking through the menu : seems more like an after dinner, before dessert, kind of announcement.
That was intense. Very well done - the writing and the actors. Two thumbs up!
the waitress... I can't even explain in words....
I don't know why but the bit at 2:24 just killed me lol
I really feel bad for the nan :/
Idk why I was so confused by the ending until I read the comments. I thought the mom was lying and the daughters realized that they didn't want caretaker duties after all and escaped the restaurant together.
Ive come back to watch this film at least once a month for the past 9 months
Definitely my fave. Perfect blend of tragedy and comedy with superb acting.
Honestly what I take from this is to appreciate every moment with your parents and family. You can be mad at them or grow apart but when your parents or family member are going to pass away soon you'll wish you had more time to spend with them and to wish you had more time to show how much you love them and appreciate them. Anyone reading this appreciate the time you spend with your parents and family because when they past away you can never have that time with them back. Love your parents and family members now before it's too late.
"See? We have things to say to eachother." ❤️
The entire exchange during "Les Desserts" was hilarious 😂
There comes a time in everyone's life when they realise they have run out of time.
There are those who need to be reminded.
I honestly thought the mother was the B word from the beginning, but she actually cared for her family. According to my interpretation, she chose a public place to disclose her “plan” in order to create witnesses and rule out investigations in case anybody suggests that foul play was involved in her demise. She does say she doesn’t want to die in the toilet of a Chinese Restaurant, but ultimately, she does so; I have watched people go through a love-hate relationship with the place they call home after their loved one dies in it. The father, and possibly, Nana as well would have to go back to living in that place where she died, so she preserves the “sanctity” of their home. She wanted to not inflict, at least, any tangible burdens on her family, hence her actions (of course, the emotional burden of it all would be the greatest)
me: you need peace and tranquility to have food properly.
le customers at this restaurant: buddy, we operate on a much higher level.
First time commenting but ive practically watched all omoleto vids and i have to say, THIS is one of the best... What a shocker
This was brilliantly done.
How nihilistically French this film!... 🤣...The dark resolution of this film during the credits, with the techno music overlay is head-spinningly sublime! Even the devinely miscast waitress is a pièce de rêsistance...Kudos to the entire crew and cast for this story!... 👍👍👍
Beginning to realize this is on my Top 5 Movies list! Superb acting!!!
What absolutely brilliant acting! The waitress was exceptional. Kudos, Omeleto, for an outstanding film. Tragic, painful, touching and hilariously funny all at once.
Great dialogue! Dark and funny!
This is one of my favorite films on this channel. I can watch it multiple times ❤️
Nana had me crying 😭😂😂😂😂
CLAC
wait i thought the daughters went to the restroom to stop their mother from killing herself.....were they not able to stop her? also the bgm is fire
Yeah🤔
Pretty sure she took the pills before, and thought she'd make it home in time.
@@letopizdetz that makes sense, thank you!
She already took the pills, and she was the one that ‘leaked’
Watching it the second time, and I realized they already hint the alzheimer in the first scene when the mother ask berenice twice and the daughters kinda confused... wawwww
Man c’était un des short films les plus intenses que j’ai jamais vu de toute ma vie damn
I’ve watched this 3 times over time. It’s really quite brilliant
I’m so slow, I only realised she took the pills after reading the comments 🥲
This is done so well in all aspects. Overwhelming!
She decided to go with dignity... I admire her and I would choose the same way if I was in her situation (and maybe I will some day if that happens...) 🙌
"Death is a natural part of life." ~ Master Yoda
After the daughters left the table to go after their mother, the others who also got up may have been first responders.
@Omeleto, you never disappoint.
this is the best one
Is it guilty to laugh my ass off? Cuz I have been laughing the whole time!.......
Mother repeats the phrase "We still have things to say to each other" but with a slightly different meaning each time. Sometimes it refers to the past, sometimes it refers to the future.
The waitress forgot about the rice - then tried to paper it over with a joke. Lead balloon.
Everybody started running...They don't want to be witnesses to what they heard 🤣
Excellent. Beautifully acted. It was funny & serious. Cast was brillant.
What a deep and hilarious masterpiece.
Man I wish I had half the mother's chill and resolve when I'm about to die/kill myself. Then again it also takes a certain disregard of their feelings to proceed regardless. Gonna remember this when it's my turn.
Poor nana watching her family fragment and collapse under the weight their escalating burdens and all as she tries to get her feelings across.
That dad's dark humor lol. I can also sympathise with how resigned he was all through the ordeal. Watching everything around him burn and collapse as he lacked the strength and resolve to stop it.
The family was wonderfully dysfunctional too with how they were forced to accept the escalating odds and the feelings they chose to bury before this incident.
That waitress was also phenomenal with how she just continues on with her job even with all the drama.
Just goes to show that life still goes on even amidst the tragedy unfolding and it's also reminiscent in reality with how a lot of people only notice much less help when the warning signs were well beyond intervention.
Another brilliant short film Omeleto. The happy endings in some were nice but I quite like the twist in this one since not all get happy endings or want to and sometimes that's just fine by me or I'm way too resigned to care at that point. Still, it's good to see other people making different choices even if it's arguably bad.
Also how little shits people give about peoples actual situation if they can just be the "Hero" that saves them when it goes like they didn't want it to.
@@GedenWilbur That too. I've watched in another channel that it might be a sign of covert narcissism.
What do you mean by "when it's my turn?" Are you alright?
Excellent film, but brutal viewing. The emotionally neglectful controlling mother twisting the knife in her daughters' hearts one final time - I found it hard to empathise with her. Not a fan of the passive dad either.
Fantastique!! Humourous, touching, darkk and serious. The waitress is a star!!
12:57 if you do it to the grandma it's murder, she clearly doesn't want to do it. And even if she did, I'm pretty sure it's still a crime to assist in suicide.
doesn't really matter if you're dead lol
Wow, another great meaningful one!
I didn't catch the drift of the ending (lost in subtitles) but overall a brilliant short.
Je me demandais quand je verrais un chef d'oeuvre au niveau du jeu d'acteurs,et tout ce qu'il y a autour est absolument genial!Merci!
Damn this was incredible.
I don't expect myself to watch their videos at this early I was just scrolling down yt to find this of course it's omeleto so it hs to be good
at first i was like meh, then i was like WHOA, then i was like mmmh, then i was like oh o.k. i get it...bravo.
On en parle du jeu d’acteur tout de même ?! Juste incroyable j’ai adoré 😻
I love this channel so much.
I feel curious to know what they said at the end with the shouting. I can't understand French well
I feel like Bridgette took the pills before dinner because she knew if she didn't she wouldn't go through with it after talking with her daughters
The reason why this short film only works in a Chinese restaurant is because the decorative wooden bridge is needed to show the mother has crossed to the other side.
Excellent!
So judging by tre screams in the end she does it the bathroom? And why I fell like Nona doesn't feel like going with her to the next side. I felt so bad for the grandma... she is left alone in the end.
The dark humor that you find in French films is a bit unlike other nationalities' dark humor.
The girl who plays Bérénice is really, really good. Everybody is amazing but both her and the mother have the most dimension.
BTW the translation doesn't do justice to the dialogues. They are hilarious!
This was so entertaining, I absolutely loved it!! Great acting, thank you to all of you who made the realization of this entertaining story 🤣🤣🤣☀️😁✌️
The ending was over the top. It would not have really happened like that. Various people would have called for paramedics. She would have had her stomach pumped out and treated, then committed to a mental facility. The mother wasn't all that far gone yet. If she was still that cognizant and ambulatory she should have pulled through. She wasn't all that serious about the suicide anyway. Telling them all in a restaurant would actually show she didn't really mean it, knowing people aren't just going to let her die (even if her family might). All in all it would just be theatrics on her part.
It's a movie suspend disbelief
Watching this the second time. This time with a friend... The disconnect --- hilariously depressing! Lol
Quelle belle manière d’aborder le drame de une famille disfuntionel.
👍👍
No one:
The end credits music: IT'S TIME TO GET FUNKY!
I can never make sense of French films, thanks for everyone in the comments who managed to clarify a few things for me. I still think this film was awful though.