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The Country Years
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The Country Years

1992-06-03 · 90 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · Romance

An adolescent comes of age during a summer in the Rhône valley with his maternal grandparents. Jules seems a little too close to his mother and distant from his father, who wants Jules out of their Parisian house. It's to be a summer of transition, perhaps to a boarding school, and during these weeks in the country, Jules fishes with his grandfather; proves himself to the local youths, a group led by the bullying Red; takes on some tough guys; feels rejected by his mother; and, meets and pursues Evelyne, the village beauty. She's responsive, and Jules doesn't exactly know what to do next. Then, something happens that propels Jules into decisiveness and maturity.

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Directors
Philippe Leriche
Production companies
Baccara Production, Films A2, Les Films Ariane, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Benoît MagimelBenoît MagimelJules
Charles AznavourCharles AznavourLe Grand-Père / Grandfather
Sophie CarleSophie CarleEvelyne
Clémentine CélariéClémentine CélariéLa mère / Mother
Françoise ArnoulFrançoise ArnoulLa grand-mère / Grandmother
Didier FlamandLe père / Father
André LacombeAndré LacombeTriple Dose
Sylvain StathatosBébert
Pierre-Olivier MornasPierre-Olivier MornasLe Rouquin
Renaud MénagerTrapu
Manuela GouraryManuela GouraryLa tante de Bébert / Bébert's aunt
Joël BarbouthJoël BarbouthL'oncle de Bébert
Julie MarboeufJulie MarboeufRoselyne
FrancescoLe maître-nageur
Catherine DerainL'infirmière
Basille MinatchyLe costaud du bal
Jean GrécaultJean GrécaultLe pêcheur
Sonia ChambonUne fille de la bande
Anne StoenUne fille de la bande
Jean DucatezUn garçon de la bande

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