My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)
3.6 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 22min
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- Synopsis:
- French drama starring Gerard Depardieu and Gisele Casadesus. Germain Chazes is a middle-aged loner who lives in a van outside his mother's home and does odd jobs for a living. When he meets Marguerite, a highly cultured and well-read elderly woman living in a nearby retirement home, she introduces him to her passion for literature. As Germain's desire to learn to read is ignited, a deep bond develops between the unlikely pair.
- Actors:
- Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Patrick Bouchitey, Jean-François Stévenin, François-Xavier Demaison, Claire Maurier, Sophie Guillemin, Mélanie Bernier, Matthieu Dahan, Jérôme Deschamps, Gilles Détroit, Régis Laspalès, Anne Le Guernec, Jean-Luc Porraz
- Directors:
- Jean Becker
- Producers:
- Louis Becker
- Writers:
- Jean Becker, Jean-Loup Dabadie
- Aka:
- La tête en friche
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (1) of My Afternoons with Margueritte
Unexpected treat - My Afternoons with Margueritte review by Alphaville
A short, snappy film, hard to categorise and full of tangential delights. The French title, poorly served by its English translation, roughly means The Uncultivated Head. This refers to the uneducated Gerard Depardieu, who meets an old lady who teaches him about words and literature. Sounds like a yawn but it's anything but. Director Jean Becker populates the picture with a host of entertaining characters and Depardieu's struggle with both dictionaries and life is totally engrossing. As warm-hearted a film as only the French seem able to make, you'll be rooting for happy endings for everyone.
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