Les Années campagne (1992) Directed by Philippe Leriche
Comedy / Drama
Film Review
Les Années campagne is the only film directed
by Philippe Leriche, who previously worked as an assistant director on such well-known
films as Deux
hommes dans la ville (1973) and Emmanuelle (1974). It's a very personal
film, a familiar coming-of-age drama, whose charms are somewhat marred by a cliché-riddled
script and some horribly over-sentimental music. On the plus side, it is attractively
filmed, the exterior shots in the countryside being strongly evocative of a lost childhood,
and there's a nice performance from a young Benoît Magimel.
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Film Synopsis
Towards the end of the 1960s, a couple are too preoccupied with their work
in the city to take care of their 15-year-old son Jules, so he is packed off
to the countryside to live with his grandparents at their large house.
It is an idyllic life that appeals to the solitary teenager. He goes
fishing with his grandfather and helps out in the garden. Nothing could
be better. But then the old couple realise they cannot afford the upkeep
of their house and decide to move to a smaller property in a nearby town.
At first, Jules has some difficulty adjusting to the move. The area
isn't as nice, for one thing. And for another, the local kids are too rough
for his liking, and always making fun of him. But then he falls in
love for the first time...
Cast:Charles Aznavour (Le grand-père),
Benoît Magimel (Jules),
Sophie Carle (Evelyne),
Clémentine Célarié (La mère),
Françoise Arnoul (La grand-mère),
Didier Flamand (Le père),
André Lacombe (Triple Dose),
Sylvain Stathatos (Bébert),
Pierre-Olivier Mornas (Le Rouquin),
Renaud Ménager (Trapu),
Manuela Gourary (La tante de Bébert),
Joël Barbouth (L'oncle de Bébert),
Julie Marboeuf (Roselyne),
Francesco (Le maître-nageur),
Catherine Derain (L'infirmière),
Basille Minatchy (Le costaud du bal),
Jean Grécault (Le pêcheur),
Sonia Chambon (Une fille de la bande),
Anne Stoen (Une fille de la bande),
Jean Ducatez (Un garçon de la bande)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
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