Returning to My Mother’s House: Is there a third Jossian Balasco movie planned?

In 2016, Eric Lavaine brought together Josian Balasco, Alexandra Lam and Matilda Seiner in front of his camera for the comedy “Back to My Mother”, which was broadcast tonight on TMC.

In this comedy, which marks the first collaboration between Jossian Balasco and Alexandra Lamm, 40-year-old Stephanie is forced to move back in with her mother, Jacqueline. If it is met with open arms, each person will have to show infinite patience to support this new life. And when the rest of the siblings arrive for dinner, scores will be settled and family secrets will be spilled in the most delightful way.

The film was a box office success, attracting 2.2 million viewers in French cinemas. So Pathé announces the sequel, still directed and written by Eric Lavaine and Hector Cabello Reyes.

Released in June 2021, A Tour Chez My Daughter reverses the roles. Except this time, Jacqueline moves in with Carol, played by her other daughter Matilda Seiner Because Alexandra Lam is not in the casting of the sequel. The director explains that in the original script, Jacqueline was going to move in with Stephanie, but Alexandra Lammy warned her about the rehearsal.

Why isn’t Alexandra Lam in the sequel?

“In the first version of the script, the mother moved in with Stephanie– says the director.Alexandra Lammy immediately warned me that we would run the risk of making the same film as the previous one, namely the confrontation between a mother and her beloved daughter. So it was Alexandra who suggested to me that it would be more interesting if Mom moved in with Carol, her other daughter, with whom she has the least relationship. As a result, this reduced Alexandra’s account significantly and we said it was best to send her to Brazil. With Alexandra, we will meet again in the next film.”

But the film attracted only 402,103 viewers in theaters. It must be said that Un Tour chez ma fille was released only after the Covid-19 pandemic, when Jean Castex recently lifted the curfew. A period during which older audiences, the film’s target audience, were less inclined to go to the cinema.

Is there a plan to make a third film?

Therefore, the third part of the adventures of Jacqueline, Stephanie and Carol is not planned yet, although the sequel will introduce a third generation into the family. Laine Reno actually plays the mother of Jossian Balasco’s character. Therefore, the third opus could see the light of day.

Eric Laven He recently presented his series Benoît Gênant Officiel, which airs on TMC from January 19. Hosted by Artus, Ornella Fleur and Esteban, the series tells the story of Benoit Genant, the man at the head of “BG immo”, a small real estate agency in Puteaux. One day, a real estate agent meets a new girl, Ludivine. Initially reluctant to train him, Benoit allows himself to convince Francis, his loyal sidekick, to pass on all his knowledge to him, and especially his… unorthodox methods. Ludivin never ends with surprises.

Several guests appear in the series, including Matilda Seiner and Frank Dubosky, with whom Eric Laven collaborated many times.