9.5
“Bertrand Tavernier's magnificent portrait of French family life on the brink of World War I”
A Sunday in the Country (1984)
April 11, 19841h 34mFR
6.9
101 votes
Overview
In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague, coming with his wife and his three children. Then his daugther Irene arrives. She is always in a hurry, she lives alone and does not come so often... An intimist chronicle in which what is not shown, what is guessed, is more important than how it looks, dealing with what each character expects of life.
Director
Bertrand TavernierWhere to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
French
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N/A
Revenue
$8.2M
Production Companies
Little BearFilms A2Sara Films
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7.0Did you know that is was Canius Fanius who forbade the rearing of chickens on the streets of ancient Rome? That’s what you learn from a weekly lunch with your ageing father/grandfather and what “Msr. Ladmiral” (Louis Decreux) imparts to his visiting son “Gonzague” (Michel Aumont) who is visiting for Sunday lunch with his wife “Mercédès” (Monique Chaumette) and three children. Although they all get on fine, I think for the family travelling from Paris this has become a bit of a chore - but he is a jolly old painter who adores his three grandchildren. On this particular weekend, an unexpected wh…
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