Oct 28, 2012 my afternoons with marguerite was released in 2011 on friday, september 16, 2011 in limited movie theaters. My afternoons with margueritte you have to be exceptional to steal a film from gerard depardieu. My afternoons with marguerite is the story of lifes random encounters. My afternoons with margueritte, directed and cowritten by jean becker, is a feelgood crowdpleaser. Video archive for the film my afternoons with margueritte, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010. She is so slight and fragile she reminds germain of a glass figure. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie.
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. 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. It takes a special skill to make a film feel as soft and light as a summer breeze, and yet that is what french director jean becker accomplishes with my afternoons with margueritte, a. My afternoons with marguerite french film festival m veteran director jean beckers feelgood film is the touching story of a fiftysomething man who learns some valuable lessons about life and literature through an improbable encounter that changes the course of his life. Its the story of one of those improbable encounters that can change the course of ones life.
There are plenty of filmmakers who can learn from his technique including some who have won oscars. 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. This is undemanding fare from director, jean becker, who adapts the novel into a sweet and genial story about an. Now, in the local bar, everyone still makes fun of him, except for one naive buxom girl who wants to have his baby. Vis a vis the story, he simply gets on with it, displaying the salient points and when the story is over, so is the film. My afternoons with margueritte 2010 directed by jean. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Yet in this sweet, gentle film he happily shares the limelight with a woman who.
The story is sentimental and slight, but the chemistry between depardieu and casadesus. Everything you need to know about my afternoons with. My afternoons with marguerite theatrical trailer an illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and wellread woman. My afternoons with marguerite french film festival. My afternoons with margueritte official trailer youtube.
She once worked for the world health organization, now lives in a retirement home with her beloved books. 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. An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and wellread woman. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A semiliterate and lonely oddjob man bonds with a much older and wellread woman. If this film is a paean to the healing powers of literature, it is also a depiction of how friends can compensate in the areas where family fails. My afternoons with margueritte official trailer duration. An elderly woman casadesus bonds with an illiterate man depardieu over their love of pigeons and decides to tutor him by reading aloud extracts from her novels.
My afternoons with margueritte english subtitled 905 7. In a small french town, germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50s and considered to be the village idiot by his friends. I am going to provide some personal observations about the film and how it touched me personally. 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. Margueritte is played by gisele casadesus, now 97, who made her first film in 1934 as a member of comedie francaise. With gerard depardieu, gisele casadesus, maurane, sophie guillemin. Read about the my afternoons with margueritte dvd and browse other dvd movies. The filmmakers occasionally give us flickers of germains past, with his dismissive young mother le guernec only very rarely showing. My afternoons with margueritte available in bluray, dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. My afternoons with margueritte by jean becker gerard. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Uss marguerite sp193, a united states navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 uss marguerite ii sp892, another united states navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 and 1919. Sweet and moving french drama from veteran filmmaker becker conversations with my gardener, one deadly summer.
Sep 28, 2011 germain is a handyman in a sloppy flannel shirt and overalls, overweight and hulking. Criadas y senoras criadas y senoras pelicula, peliculas divertidas. Small but perfectly formed, this unassuming french comedy is smart, emotionally engaging and often very funny. For his whole life, germain depardieu has been told by his. My afternoons with marguerite was released in 2011 on friday, september 16, 2011 in limited movie theaters.
Popular videos my afternoons with margueritte youtube. My afternoons with margueritte is the story of lifes random encounters. Call me by your name pelicula completa en espanol latino, call me by your name. My afternoons with margueritte 2010 u 06022010 fr drama, comedy 1h 22m user score. Essentially a comingofage story about a seemingly dopey middleaged man, its also a real charmer. In a small french town, germain, a nearly illiterate man in his. In a small french town, germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50s and considered to be the village idiot by his friends at the local bistro, takes a walk to the park one day and happens to sit beside margueritte, a little old lady who is reading excerpts from her novel aloud. Mis tardes con margueritte en internet movie database en ingles.
Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Check the my afternoons with margueritte 2010 trailer. Margueritte is a little 85 pounds old 95 years lady. Marguerite the flipside of his 2006 the singer, in which a musical talent is forgotten by his public, xavier giannolis exquisite satire thrusts an amateur soprano onto. My afternoons with margueritte 2010 available on netflix. My afternoons with margueritte is a slight and fluffy french drama about an illiterate handyman and his friendship with a 95year old woman who reads to him in the park. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including i dont know how she does it, straw dogs and drive. A sweet puff of a film, my afternoons with margueritte is as disarming as it is absurd. Even his own mother cant stand him and has abused him since childhood. Jun 02, 2010 video archive for the film my afternoons with margueritte, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010. It stars gerard depardieu, gisele casadesus, claire maurier, maurane, and francoisxavier demaison. Drearily sentimental, jean beckers my afternoons with margueritte is the chaste love story between a genial, unlettered lug of a working man gerard depardieu in.
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. Gerard depardieu, gisele casadesus, maurane, sophie guillemin, jeanfrancois stevenin, claire maurier, patrick. I enjoy french cinema and this recent film starring gerard depardieu one of my favourite french actors caught my eye in the upcoming release lists. Which is the problem in general with this film, which was shot in slightly garish. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gerard depardieu leaves a trail of saccharine behind him in this sickly tale of friendship between a smalltown chump and an. Afternoons spent reading aloud on their favorite bench transform their lives and start them both on a new journey to literacy and respect for germain, and to the deepest friendship for margueritte. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Sep 16, 2011 my afternoons with margueritte, directed and cowritten by jean becker, is a feelgood crowdpleaser. My afternoons with margueritte, ahar hatzaharayim bakfar im margueritte. I saw this first on tv in the uk and fell in love with the charming and gentle tale so beautifully told. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. 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 is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below.
Nov 12, 2010 if this film is a paean to the healing powers of literature, it is also a depiction of how friends can compensate in the areas where family fails. This is undemanding fare from director, jean becker, who adapts the novel into a sweet and genial story about an unconventional friendship. His busdriver girlfriend guillemin sees his better qualities, and so does margueritte casadesus, a 95yearold he meets in the park who, while reading books with him, quietly helps him see who he really is. In the french movie my afternoons with margueritte, everyone makes fun of germaine, the town fool. My afternoons with margueritte dvd 2010 region 1 us import. My afternoons with margueritte is a 2010 french film directed by jean becker, based on the book of the same name by mariesabine roger. This film is incredibly twee and a bit sad like a lovely gallic, bittersweet hug. Plot synopsis i enjoy french cinema and this recent film starring gerard depardieu one of my favourite french actors caught my eye in the upcoming release lists. The film tells the story of an illiterate man who bonds with an older, wellread woman. They meet on a park bench, where both know that exactly 14 pigeons hang out there, and both recognize them by sight. United states september 16, 2011 limited canada september 16, 2011. Shop my afternoons with margueritte dvd 2010 region 1 us import ntsc. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Apr 29, 2014 2010 dramedy cohen media group gerard depardieu, gisele casadesus, maurane, patrick bouchitey, jeanfrancois stevenin, francoisxavier demaison, claire maurier, sophie guillermin, melanie bernier, matthieu dahan, jerome deschamps, gilles detroit, regis laspales, anne le guernec, jeanluc porraz, bruno ricci, lyes salem, sylvia allegre.
An original, rolled, doublesided onesheet movie poster 27 x 40 from 2000 for cast away with tom hanks. Based on a novel by mariesabine roger, my afternoons with margueritte is a tale of friendship and literature starring gerard depardieu and theater actress gisele casadesus as an illiterate man and a wellread older woman who strike an acquaintance. My afternoons with margueritte 2010 the movie database. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. My afternoons with marguerite theatrical trailer video. Drearily sentimental, jean beckers my afternoons with margueritte is the chaste love.
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