In a small french town, germain, a nearly illiterate man in his. Marguerittes relatives take her away to an institution in belgium. My afternoons with marguerite 2010 rated nr 82 minutes cast. Sep 16, 2011 my afternoons with margueritte, directed and cowritten by jean becker, is a feelgood crowdpleaser. I saw this first on tv in the uk and fell in love with the charming and gentle tale so beautifully told. My afternoons with margueritte is a 2010 comedy film written by jean becker and jeanloup dabadie and directed by jean becker. September 16th, 2011 limited by cohen media group, released as my afternoons with margueritte. Ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. My afternoons with margueritte, directed and cowritten by jean becker, is a feelgood crowdpleaser. A film like jean beckers my afternoons with margueritte spoils me with a lyricism found not just in a small french. In flashback scenes, anne le guernec is both sexy and shrewish as the younger version of germains unmaternal mother, a spitfire who is not above sticking a. The subtitles are open to a few challenges, but mostly do catch the flavour of the french.
Gentle, sundappled and lazy video 2min 36sec, xan brooks searches in vain for dark undertones in jean beckers. In a small french town, germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50s and considered to be the village idiot by his friends. My afternoons with margueritte is the story of lifes random encounters. They meet on a park bench, where both know that exactly 14 pigeons hang out there, and both recognize them by sight. Comedy drama about a semiliterate odd job man who meets an old lady in the park and they strike up a friendship as she teaches him the joys of french literature by. My afternoons with margueritte 2010 film online anschauen. My afternoons with margueritte official trailer duration. My afternoons with margueritte is not exactly a film full of highoctane thrills and spills. My afternoons with margueritte, ahar hatzaharayim bakfar im margueritte. My afternoons with margueritte by caffeinated clint apr 1, 2011 10 double in season passes up for grabs to my afternoons with margueritte starring gerard depardieu, thanks.
Director jean becker, who has made a number of films about the french provinces has adapted a novel by and imbued it with sensitivity and emotion. Margueritte is a little 85 pounds old 95 years lady. Everything you need to know about my afternoons with. Gerard depardieu and gisele casadesus star in the film directed by jean becker.
Gerard depardieu stars as germain, an underprivileged, illiterate handyman who spends his days in the park, where he regularly meets ninetyfive year old margueritte. In a small french town germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50s who is considered the village idiot, takes a walk to the park and happens to sit beside margueritte, a little. Germain depicted by a massively inflated, rotund gerard depardieu. The story is sentimental and slight, but the chemistry between depardieu and casadesus. A semiliterate and lonely oddjob man bonds with a much older and wellread woman. Video archive for the film my afternoons with margueritte, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Now, in the local bar, everyone still makes fun of him, except for one naive buxom girl who wants to have his baby. My afternoons with marguerite is the story of lifes random encounters. Not rated 1h 22min comedy, drama 16 september 2011 usa.
My afternoons with margueritte for sale online ebay. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. In the french movie my afternoons with margueritte, everyone makes fun of germaine, the town fool. It stars gerard depardieu, gisele casadesus, claire maurier, maurane, and francoisxavier demaison. Even his own mother cant stand him and has abused him since childhood. And my afternoons with margueritte demands equal measures of sentimentality and love of books from the viewer. In fact, i would go so far as to say that the poster is a plot spoiler sitting on a bench feeding the pigeons probably takes up a.
My afternoons with marguerite was released in 2011 on friday, september 16, 2011 in limited movie theaters. My afternoons with margueritte dvd, 2012 for sale online. My afternoons with margueritte 2010 is a sweet little story about a great lump of a guy and a dainty old lady who meet on a park bench in a small french town and strike up a lovely friendship based on her passion for literature and his love of, er, listening. Oct 28, 2012 my afternoons with marguerite was released in 2011 on friday, september 16, 2011 in limited movie theaters. Ill make sure to report back on this movie right after i see it to confirm if it did just that. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 3 days to finish once started. The french film my afternoons with margueritte focuses on the budding friendship between an illiterate man in his 50s and an old lady in her 90s who is articulate and highly intelligent. My afternoons with margueritte english subtitled 905 7. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. He does odd jobs, grows vegetables to sell at the local market and lives in a caravan in his mothers garden. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of.
Read about the my afternoons with margueritte dvd and browse other dvd movies. Gerard depardieu leaves a trail of saccharine behind him in this sickly tale of friendship between a smalltown chump and an. An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and wellread woman. June 12th, 2012 by new video group, released as my afternoons with marqueritte. The film tells the story of an illiterate man who bonds with an older, wellread woman.
In a small french town germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50s who is considered the village idiot, takes a walk to the park and happens to sit beside margueritte, a little old lady who is reading excerpts from her novel aloud. My afternoons with margueritte is a very pleasant way to spend your own afternoon. My afternoons with margueritte synopsis an old woman teaches an an illiterate man how to read, changing his relationships with others. My afternoons with margueritte 2010 available on netflix. Casadesus, who actually was 95 when my afternoons with margueritte was filmed, first appeared onscreen in 1934s laventurier and she has made three more movies since this one. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including i dont know how she does it, straw dogs and drive. My afternoons with margueritte is the uplifting story of one of those chance encounters that can radically change the course of someones life.
Drearily sentimental, jean beckers my afternoons with margueritte is the chaste love story between a genial, unlettered lug of a. Sep 28, 2010 opens 12 november 2010 my afternoons with margueritte is the uplifting story of one of those chance encounters that can radically change the course of someones life. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Jun 02, 2010 video archive for the film my afternoons with margueritte, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010. United states september 16, 2011 limited canada september 16, 2011. Foreign language, writing and writers, dysfunctional family. My afternoons with margueritte 2010 is available on netflix since.
Sep 28, 2011 germain is a handyman in a sloppy flannel shirt and overalls, overweight and hulking. Gaby casasdeus was 95 when she filmed her role as margueritte. Sep 16, 2011 my afternoons with margueritte synopsis an old woman teaches an an illiterate man how to read, changing his relationships with others. Dec 11, 2019 my afternoons with margueritte is an enchanting, compelling tale of two disparate souls, lonely, meeting on a park bench in a small french village. My afternoons with margueritte dvd, 2012 for sale online ebay. Gentle, sundappled and lazy video 2min 36sec, xan brooks searches in vain for dark undertones in jean beckers syrupsoaked drama starring gerard depardieu. Check the my afternoons with margueritte 2010 trailer.
My afternoons with margueritte available in bluray, dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. My afternoons with margueritte official trailer youtube. With gerard depardieu, gisele casadesus, maurane, sophie guillemin. My afternoons with margueritte is an enchanting, compelling tale of two disparate souls, lonely, meeting on a park bench in a small french village. My afternoons with margueritte might be tops on the per theater chart this week, but even it is does so, odds are it wont expand dramatically after that. Nov 12, 2010 when gerard depardieu first loomed into view in jean beckers my afternoons with margueritte, with his nowimmense bulk clad in dungarees apparently borrowed from an enormous toddler, the. Unable to get one for region 1 i bought this for my friend in vancouver and she also fell in love with it. My afternoons with margueritte extremely behind the camera. Gerard depardieu and an old lady sit on a bench, feeding the pigeons. My afternoons with margueritte by jean becker gerard. Watching germain and margueritte plod through a camus novel is refreshing and it is truly enjoyable to sit back and watch a script unfold which chooses to step.
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