Belle maman

Belle maman (Step Mother) is a 1999 comedic French film starring Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Lindon, Line Renaud, Stéphane Audran, Idris Elba (in his debut), Françoise Lépine and directed by Gabriel Aghion.^[2][3] The title translates into English as "mother in law".

Belle maman (Step Mother)
Directed by	Gabriel Aghion
Written by	Gabriel Aghion (screenplay) Danièle Thompson (screenplay) Jean-Marie Duprez (novel)
Produced by	Bruno Pésery Xavier Castano
Starring	Catherine Deneuve Vincent Lindon Line Renaud Mathilde Seigner Stéphane Audran Idris Elba Françoise Lépine Artus de Penguern Danièle Lebrun Laurent Lafitte Jean-Marie Winling
Cinematography	Romain Winding
Edited by	Luc Barnier
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	1999 (1999)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	US$10.1 million
Box office	US$7.5 million[1]

Plot

A comedy about the ideal dysfunctional family in modern France, the grandmother is a lesbian, her girlfriend is mentally unstable, her daughter is a free spirit and her granddaughter is a seriously uptight attorney.

Antoine (Vincent Lindon) is all set to marry his pregnant girlfriend when he falls hopelessly in love with her mother, Léa played by the incomparable, Catherine Deneuve. The film is a fun and energetic romantic comedy with a couple of music scenes featuring Catherine Deneuve singing.