It is inspired by her personal experiences as a parent that director Noémie Saglio had the idea for this film, a mirror portrait of today's parents. She takes us into this singular universe where "all these crazy people are at the same time very generous and very tender"; Every parent could almost (sometimes shamefully) relate to it, and it's awfully funny. At the same time, the light atmosphere allows the romance between the teacher (Camélia Jordana) and Vincent (Vincent Dedienne) to emerge with awkwardness and tenderness. Beyond its comic potential, the script invites us to reflect on society and the current debates that cross it, it is a real success.
Parents of students in the image of today's families
In a school in the12th arrondissement of Paris it's back to school, with its traditional parent-teacher meeting at the beginning of the year. Everyone is present, except Bart's mom who can't make it. She then instructs Vincent, her son's new babysitter, to go in his place. Reluctant to this idea, he finally agrees, but the young boy quickly designates him as his father in front of his classmates and his teacher. Vincent is initially uncomfortable with this position. However, understanding that the latter gives him the opportunity to see Nora Portel (the teacher), he will then fully invest in this role. From there, he joined the parents' association, supervised school trips, and ended up following Bart's schooling, appearing in spite of himself and in the eyes of all as the real father of the latter. 
But he is not the only character who does not represent the "traditional" parent, usually staged in cinema. Indeed, single-parent and homoparental families are present, as well as very invested, worried fathers, mothers head in the air, protective … Noémie Saglio performs here a representation in accordance with today's families in their diversity. A bit caricatured but fair enough not to fall into the cliché. She says on this subject " what we also show is that the links between people can really go beyond the side of the father, the mother and the child".
A duo Vincent Dedienne / Camélia Jordana that works wonderfully
Vincent Dedienne plays here a babysitteur close to his thirties but who does not seem to have quite come out of adolescence … He shies away from responsibilities, takes each situation lightly, shows immaturity which creates a comical gap with other parents. This role of improvised parent will however make him grow, bringing a beautiful evolution of this character to which we attach very quickly. Nora Portel is a mature woman, organized, caring and who knows how to impose herself when necessary. Camélia Jordana says that she particularly liked this role insofar as " Nora is not a character who has no other function than that of mistress. She is a woman who is presented from different angles, and I liked that it was such a woman that I embody, and whose profession is almost secondary. " These two characters that seem at first sight poles apart from each other will gradually prove to be complementary, creating on screen a beautiful alchemy.
When theatre comes to the screen
The parents of students have in this film a troupe look: and for good reason, many of them come from the theater like Emmanuelle Bougerol (Molière of the female revelation 2005), Eric Verdin or Alix Poissons who present important careers in the theater. This influence is visible throughout this comedy where these parents display a beautiful complicity despite the diversity of their temperaments. They each play very different roles like Samir Guesmi in the role of the omnipresent and misogynistic father, Eric Verdin as a depressed father or Emilie Gavois as an anguished mother; However, they manage to appreciate each other despite the discrepancies, until they become supportive and dedicated. Unbearable at first, hilarious all along and touching at the end, this troupe of actors manages to give us a beautiful conclusion of this comedy which is definitely a success. Parents Tout en finesse manages to represent the diversity of today's parents, staging roles of women and men outside the gender stereotypes to which cinema is accustomed. This band of actors led by a remarkable Vincent Dedienne offers no downtime, for 1h30 we laugh, we move, we think, and above all we ask for more.
