On Air (aka Parlez-moi de vous) is a quirky French comedy drama, telling the story of Melina (Karin Viard), a 40-year-old voice on a successful radio talkshow. But as good as she is solving her listeners’ sexual and emotional problems on air, she struggles to keep her own life in check…

At 40, Molina (Karin Viard) is the most famous radio host in France: she hosts a nightly call-in show where she answers questions from callers with sexual and emotional problems. When she decides to look for her mother whom she never knew, she discovers her living in the suburbs. Her mother meanwhile has a large family and seems to have forgotten her. Molina decides to approach her.

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Review

"Showing as part of the section of “Women’s Stories” this year in the French Film Festival is On Air, a character driven drama that follows an emotionally damaged women’s search for closure with the mother who gave her up to an orphanage as a child…Although the film is clearly centered around the richly textured performance of Viard who blends the two personas of Melina and Claire seamlessly into a cohesive whole, she is given able support from Barentin who gives an extremely naturalistic performance as the mother, and Duvauchelle as her much younger love interest who’s advance she dismisses in spite of her true feelings. The film is shot beautifully with dark widescreen cinematography and stark, spare compositions which reflect the emotional state of the main character and contrasts splendidly with the full, warm scenes of the family.

It may not set its sights terribly high, but On Air doesn’t fall short either. It’s a well-crafted character drama with a fine performance from its leading lady…a strong, sensitive and worthy effort." filmblerg.com