Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as The Royal Tenenbaums. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
What ties these together is grief, belonging, and longing. The world both films live in revolves around class and money, family duty, and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: warm, dark comedy, and episodic.
Both films sit with longing, figuring out who you are, and redemption. Both circle the same ground: family duty and family wounds passed down. Same energy: warm, whimsical, and episodic.
