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Les Années campagne
1992 Comedy / Drama
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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Director:
Philippe Leriche
Starring: Charles Aznavour, Benoît Magimel, Sophie Carle, Clémentine Célarié, Françoise Arnoul Synopsis
Whilst his parents are away travelling on business, Jules, a 15 year-old boy, lives with
his grandparents in a beautiful area of French countryside. Unable to afford their
large house, Jules’ grandparents are forced to moved to a smaller property in a nearby
town. For Jules, the move is a painful one, not least because he is teased by the
local kids. It’s not all bad, however. For one thing, he discovers his first
taste of romance…
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