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The Green Mare (1959)

The Green Mare poster
Original title
La Jument verte
Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Genre
comedy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the late 1800s, two peasant families feud with each other in the French countryside. The story follows their squabbles and small-town rivalries over many years.

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What happens

The Green Mare (French: La jument verte) is a 1959 French comedy-drama historical film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo and Yves Robert. The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. It is based on the novel The Green Mare by Marcel Aymé. The film premiered on 29 October 1959. It had 5,294,328 admissions in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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