Underplayed Gems

Grand Highway (1987)

Grand Highway poster
Original title
Le Grand Chemin
Directed by
Jean-Loup Hubert
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 124 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young boy from the city spends the summer in the French countryside with a rural family. He forms a deep bond with a local woman while navigating childhood adventures and quiet moments of discovery.

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What happens

Le grand chemin is a 1987 French film directed by Jean-Loup Hubert. It was released in the U.S. as The Grand Highway, and was remade in 1991 as Paradise. It won the César Award for Best Actor and Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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