2001, France - Canada
U.S. title: "Alias Betty"
with
Alexis Chatrian as Jose Novacki
Arthur Setbon as Joseph Fisher

. . . .
This movie is made up of several intertwining stories.

Betty Fisher, bestselling author, lives in the up-scale suburbs of Paris with her son Joseph...

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Carole Novacki lives in the slums with her son Jose... It seems to her that Jose interferes with partying.

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When Joseph dies, Betty is devastated.  Untill Betty's mother (who, we
find out, has been mentally ill for a long time) steals Jose as a replacement.

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Betty of course wants to return him to his home.  Until she sees the evidence that Jose is severely mistreated there.

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So would it really be best for the boy if she keeps him?

Betty's weasel of an ex-husband shows up.  And Betty is falling for a
handsome young doctor.  More and more complications... How can things
work out for poor little Jose?

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Hey, I'd never heard of it, and probably wouldn't have given it a second look without this review, hosenhaus.  Thank you very much!  What cute kids.

Love,
Sir J