A Sunday in the Country (1984)

Original title

Un dimanche à la campagne

Directed by

Bertrand Tavernier

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

6

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 103 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly painter spends a Sunday with his children and grandchildren at his country home. The day brings family tensions and personal regrets to the surface just before World War I.

nostalgicgentlereflectiveintimatequietbittersweetleisurelypoignant

What happens

A Sunday in the Country (French: Un Dimanche à la Campagne) is a 1984 French drama film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Bertrand Tavernier, based on Pierre Bost's 1945 novel Monsieur Ladmiral va bientôt mourir. The film stars Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma, Geneviève Mnich, and Monique Chaumette. It explores family dynamics in a clan on the eve of World War I. The film was theatrically released in France on 11 April 1984, and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 37th Cannes Film Festival, where Tavernier was awarded Best Director. It received generally positive reviews from critics. The film won Best Actress for Azéma, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography from a total of eight nominations, including Best Film, at the 10th César Awards. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Golden Globe Awards and the 38th British Academy Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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