Ranked #3 of 10 in Season 1•matches the season avg
The family is our most treasured institution and our most vulnerable one. It is constantly threatened internally by generational fractiousness, externally by dislocating events. When it fails, people — especially young people — recreate it in surrogate forms. When it surmounts its challenges, it warms
Ellen Giffard
Director
Ellen Giffard
Producer
Mel Stuart
Executive Producer
Richard Schickel
Executive Producer
Sharon Sachs
Co-Producer
Avra Scher
Writer
Muffie Meyer
Director
Muffie Meyer
Producer
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"Family Portraits" is episode 3 of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 1 votes, ranking #3 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Ellen Giffard, Muffie Meyer and written by Avra Scher, it aired on July 7, 1998.