Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Nicolas Cazalé | ... | Antoine | |
Clotilde Hesme | ... | Claire | |
Daniel Duval | ... | Le père | |
Jeanne Goupil | ... | La mère | |
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Stéphan Guérin-Tillié | ... | François |
Liliane Rovère | ... | Lucienne | |
Paul Crauchet | ... | Le père Clément | |
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Chad Chenouga | ... | Hassan |
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Ludmila Ruoso | ... | Sophie |
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Benoît Giros | ... | Fernand |
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Gilles Chabrier | ... | Le chef de rang |
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Jean-Luc Boucherot | ... | Le docteur du village |
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Gilberte Muguet | ... | La mamie en baskets |
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Christophe Mirabel | ... | Le père du petit garçon |
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Odile Tommy Martin | ... | La mamie à L'escargot |
Antoine Sforza, a thirty-year-old young man, left his village ten years before in order to start a new life in the big city, but now that his father, a traveling grocer, is in hospital after a stroke, he more or less reluctantly accepts to come back to replace him in his daily rounds. Back in the village, accompanied by Claire, a young woman he loves but who hesitates to commit herself, he does the job half-satisfactorily. Too blunt, not in harmony with the locals, he offends them more than he serves them. Fortunately Claire, who has more business acumen, helps him to improve his skills. On the other hand, the relationships are tense with his brother François and even worse with his father, who despises him. So when the latter is back in the village, the situation deteriorates... Written by Guy Bellinger
I have just been to see this film at the Glasgow Film Theatre. I had been unaware of the director's reputation as a documentary maker and I have to agree with all the earlier commentators' opinions on the filmmaker's superb feel for scenery. One could almost sense the warmth and the scents of Provence. The actors, both principal and co-opted paysannes (French country people), were natural in their roles: I have overheard the same banter between customers and stall-holders in markets throughout rural France. This film is a treat to watch and I have no hesitation in awarding it "dix points"! My only minor reservation concerns the English sub-titles: some of the wonderful French dialogue looked as if it had been translated by an adolescent. All the same, a great film.