Will It Snow for Christmas? (1996)

A woman and her seven children live on a farm in Southern France. In spite of the hard work and the mediocre accommodation, their life would be a happy one, but for one person: the owner of... See full summary »

Director:

Sandrine Veysset

Writers:

Sandrine Veysset (scenario and dialogue), Antoinette de Robien (adaptation) (co-writer)

Stars:

Dominique Reymond, Daniel Duval, Jessica Martinez

7 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Dominique Reymond	...	La mère
Daniel Duval	...	Le père
Jessica Martinez	...	Jeanne
Alexandre Roger	...	Bruno
Xavier Colonna	...	Pierrot
Fanny Rochetin	...	Marie
Flavie Chimènes	...	Blandine
Jérémy Chaix	...	Paul
Guillaume Mathonnet	...	Remi
Eric Huyard	...	Yvon
Loys Cappatti	...	Bernard
Marcel Guilloux-Delaunay	...	L'instituteur
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeanne Noto
Julie Peysson	...	Etudiant
Annette Pradier

Storyline

A woman and her seven children live on a farm in Southern France. In spite of the hard work and the mediocre accommodation, their life would be a happy one, but for one person: the owner of the farm an egotistic and authoritarian individual, who is also the lover of the woman and the father of all her children. The farmer handles them as his property, uses them as cheap labour to work in the fields, and denies them the right to leave the farm. It is only the love of the woman for her children that allows them to endure their situation; but even for her, disenchantment has set in.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Remerciements aux spectateurs qui sont restes (acknowledgement to viewers who stayed)

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Connections

Featured in Humbert Balsan, producteur rebelle (2006)

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Soundtracks

Tombe la Neige
Written by Salvatore Adamo
Performed by Salvatore Adamo

User Reviews

I have not been so thrilled since Pierrot le Fou!

Thank you to viewers who stayed to the end, that's what the credits say!

It is true that some people left the house after twenty minutes. I have felt amazed, puzzled, wondered, what a beautiful movie! What a strange movie to!

Usually the screenplay, or the director, takes the spectator in consideration and explains to the viewers what it is all about. Not here: suddenly, you are in this farm, people live their lives, don't seem to realize you are there, they work and play and toil, and laugh and cry, and you are still there and you have to make it up for yourself. And you would like so much to be in the screen with them, and talk to them and try to help, and love them, and... and.. and.. And you are hot in the summer and you are so cold in the winter when she picks cabbages (or is it celeriac?) If I refer to Pierrot le Fou, it is because I have not seen anything so different and so catching since.

Thank you, thank you for such a beautiful movie. I'm so glad you ran out of gas!

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

17 December 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ci sarà la neve a Natale?

Filming Locations:

Provence, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,786, 21 December 1997

Gross USA:

$51,950

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$364,139

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ognon Pictures, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color