My Afternoons with Margueritte

La tête en friche

France

2010

82 Min

Color

2.35:1

French, Flemish

Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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SCR Jean Becker, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Marie-Sabine Roger

CAST Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Patrick Bouchitey, Jean-François Stévenin, François-Xavier Demaison, Claire Maurier, Sophie Guillemin, Mélanie Bernier, Matthiew Dahan

Based on a novel by Marie-Sabine Roger, My Afternoons with Margueritte is a tale of friendship and literature starring Gérard Depardieu and theater actress Gisèle Casadesus. A nearly illiterate middle-aged man, Germain (Depardieu) is considered the village idiot. One day in the park, he meets Margueritte (Casadesus), a frail elderly lady sitting on a bench, reading novels aloud. They become friends and meet regularly at the bench, where Margueritte reads for him. Through Margueritte and her passion for books, Germain discovers a fascinating world he thought was out of reach and finds confidence in himself. In Germain, Margueritte finds a faithful and generous friend, willing to learn how to read when she starts losing her sight. – COL•COA

Director

Jean Becker

Jean Becker (born 10 May 1938, in Paris, France), French filmmaker Jean Becker is the son of famed director Jacques Becker. Young Becker began his career assisting his father and Henri Vemeuil during the 1960s. Later he became known as a competent director in his own right. —thefestguide.com

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Bianca

15Mar12

Very good but not such a great movie.

Burkhan

7Mar12

The life starts whenever you feel love, the passion and the excitement, even you are at your 40s, 50s. You can feel love even at 80s. You can be a 50 year old kid too. You can change your glasses at any age such that you can see the beauty that you have never seen before. The film for all ages, for the ones who think that everything is a little bit late. Respect the life and the ones who carry them for a long time :)

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Garry Eunson

26Apr11

A lovely film. Works on many levels. The only problem is that the sorry line between Germain & his girlfriend is a bit hard to believe, an older women in the role would have worked better. This a film I like a lot. A good campaign film to "the Singer".