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The Country Years (1992)
Directed by Philippe Leriche
Overview
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.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Benoît Magimel | Charles Aznavour | Sophie Carle | Clémentine Célarié | Françoise Arnoul | Didier Flamand | André Lacombe | Sylvain Stathatos | Pierre-Olivier Mornas | Renaud Ménager | Manuela Gourary | Joël Barbouth | Julie Marboeuf | Francesco | Catherine Derain | Basille Minatchy | Jean Grécault | Sonia Chambon | Anne Stoen | Jean Ducatez | Maurice Mathieu | Stéphanie Osselin | Didier Haudepin