Les petites fugues (1979)

Original title

Les Petites Fugues

Directed by

Yves Yersin

Genre

comedy drama

Country

France, Switzerland

Runtime

2h 25m

Rated

16

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An old farmhand buys a moped and starts exploring the countryside around him. The film shows his small adventures and how his new mobility changes his daily life.

gentlequietnostalgiccomfortingeverydayslow-pacedhappy-sadsweet-natured

What happens

Les petites fugues is a 1979 Swiss film directed by Yves Yersin and written by Yersin and Claude Muret. Starring Michel Robin, it follows an ageing farmhand whose purchase of a moped opens up a new sense of freedom. The film premiered in February 1979, competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival, and earned Robin the International Jury Prize at the 1979 Locarno Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Messidor (1979)
• Bread and Stones (1979)
• Rue du Pied de Grue (1979)
• The Trail (1983)
• Lovers and Liars (1979)
• Au bout du bout du banc (1979)
• The Story of Heidi (1979)
• Zanzibar (1989)