A Family Affair (2001 film)
A Family Affair is a 2001 lesbian romantic comedy directed by Helen Lesnick. The director followed the film up with Inescapable in 2003.
A Family Affair
Helen Lesnick
Helen Lesnick
Valerie Pichney
Jim Orr
Danny De La Isla
Kelly Neill
Robert Westlind
- 2001
107 min
United States
English
Plot[edit]
Rachel Rosen (Helen Lesnick) moves back to California after breaking up with her girlfriend Reggie Abravanel (Michele Greene) who she had been with for the past 13 years. After a string of unsuccessful new relationships Rachel agrees to let her mother Leah Rosen (Arlene Golonka) set her up on a blind date with Christine Peterson (Erica Shaffer). Their relationship is a success and a year later they decide to get married. Then a few days before the wedding Reggie comes to California to find Rachel, hoping to get back together...
Reception[edit]
Kevin Thomas at the Los Angeles Times said "Lesnick knows how to build her characters from within, and as a result this gentle film delivers an emotional wallop all the more potent for being unexpected."[2] Ella Taylor at LA Weekly said "The pacing never accelerates beyond sluggish, and Lesnick’s script is an awkward pile of gag lines."[3] C.W. Nevius at SFGATE said it has "a sweet finish that saves this as a good old-fashioned love story."[4] Connie Ogle at Miami Herald said "Lesnick's vision of tolerance is a soothing thought."[5]