Underplayed Gems

Adrien's Story (1980)

Adrien's Story poster
Original title
Histoire d'Adrien
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Denis
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man named Adrien leaves his family farm in rural France to find work in the city. The film follows his simple daily life and his quiet struggles with solitude and change.

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What happens

Adrien's Story (French: Histoire d'Adrien) is a 1980 Occitan language French drama film written, directed and produced by Jean-Pierre Denis. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Caméra d'Or. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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