Comedy set in provincial France starring Gerard Depardieu. From French filmmaker Jean Becker (Conversations with My Gardener, Elisa).
Germain (Depardieu) is...
Comedy set in provincial France starring Gerard Depardieu. From French filmmaker Jean Becker (Conversations with My Gardener, Elisa).
Germain (Depardieu) is a semiliterate 50-something whose home is a trailer on his mother's front lawn. Despite their poisonous relationship and being the butt of jokes, Germain finds comfort in tending to his vegetable patch, carving wood figurines, or feeding the pigeons in the local park. It’s in the park he meets Margueritte (Gisèle Casadesus), a sweet elderly lady who charms Germain with her zest for life and her love for literature. He begins to see life anew with the great French novels that she reads to him.
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85 %62 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %5,468 reviewsAudience score rating
"French feel-good filmmaking to the max. Yet a heaping pile of cliches doesn't prevent this touchingly simplistic tale -- from exuding a strong and universal emotional appeal."
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Variety
Variety"What a lovely way to spend an afternoon."
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Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile"Only the French could get away with such an old-fashioned charmer."
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Total Film
Total Film"You really will need a sweet tooth for this one. Or rather, you will need a complete set of dentures made out of Mars Bars and Creme Eggs."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A saccharine prose poem over the closing credits underlines the nausea."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Charming slice of small-town France."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineMy Afternoons with Margueritte | Details
- Runtime
- 79
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of origin
- France
