Monday Movie -- we are family

Oh boy! We have a fantastic theme this week at the Bumbles blog -- favorite films featuring fascinating families. I have six this week. All but one share a common aspect, the families are dealing with loss in the past or an impending loss of one of its members. The exception is the most recent film, The Kids Are All Right, which looks at the impact the addition of a person can have on family stability.

Join me in a toast to all the great films about families?

• Rachel Getting Married (2008)
• Ordinary People (1980)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
• The Accidental Tourist (1988) - loved this eccentric family's "vaccination" card game
• The Kids Are All Right (2010)
• Pieces of April (2003)

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family.
Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. ~Jane Howard