Father Mother Sister Brother unfolds as a three-episode triptych set in three different cities, centered on terse, spare exchanges between parents, children, and siblings. Each episode feels deliberately small-scale, at times appearing as if shot in a day or two, and relies on concise two- or three-person interactions. The cast includes prominent actors who rarely require extended scheduling. Visual details include color-coordinated costumes and the recurring, conspicuous presence of a Rolex watch in each segment. The film echoes earlier anthology experiments like Coffee and Cigarettes and is closer in approach to Night on Earth, favoring a minor-key mood and quietly observational storytelling.
A triptych built around a series of aggressively unremarkable interactions, it feels like a film that the director might have made while waiting to make a different, bigger film. It takes place in three different cities, and at times feels like individual sections might have been shot in a day or two; the cast of heavy hitters, at any rate, probably didn't need to block out large chunks of their schedules.
Anthony Vaccarello, the creative director of Yves Saint Laurent, is credited as a producer (the fashion house has financed a number of shorts and features from acclaimed directors like Gaspar Noé, David Cronenberg, and Pedro Almodóvar), and there are indeed some lovely, color-coordinated clothes in the individual sections, which the characters themselves remark on. Each episode also features a Rolex watch - prominently, almost hilariously.
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