

BERTRAND TAVERNIER'S MAGNIFICENT PORTRAIT OF FRENCH FAMILY LIFE ON THE BRINK OF WORLD WAR I
In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague, coming with his wife and his three children. Then his daugther Irene arrives. She is always in a hurry, she lives alone and does not come so often... An intimist chronicle in which what is not shown, what is guessed, is more important than how it looks, dealing with what each character expects of life.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Sabine Azéma
Iréne

Louis Ducreux
Monsieur Ladmiral

Michel Aumont
Gonzague

Monique Chaumette
Mercedes

Geneviève Mnich
Marie-Thérèse
Thomas Duval
Emile

Quentin Ogier
Lucien
Katia Wostrikoff
Mireille

Claude Winter
Madame Ladmiral

Jean-Roger Milo
le pêcheur

Pascale Vignal
la serveuse
Valentine Suard
une petite fille
Erika Faivre
une petite fille
Marc Perrone
l'accordéoniste

Bertrand Tavernier
Le narrateur
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Producer
Novel
Director of Photography
Editor
Original Music Composer
Set Decoration
Set Costumer
Details
Release Date
1984-04-11
Runtime
94 min
Original Language
French
Languages
French
Production Companies
Little Bear
Films A2
Sara Films
Countries
France
Genres
Drama
Family