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Le Père Amable (1975)

Le Père Amable poster
Directed by
Claude Santelli
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stubborn old farmer in rural France refuses to accept his son's choice of a poor woman as a wife. The family conflict strains traditions and relationships in their close-knit village.

earthyquietruraldomesticpoignantsubtlegrittyunsentimental

What happens

Le Père Amable est un téléfilm français réalisé par Claude Santelli d'après une nouvelle de Guy de Maupassant, et diffusé pour la première fois à la télévision française le 22 novembre 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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