My Afternoons with Margueritte (2011)
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84% of critics liked it
(57 reviews) -
78% of users liked it
(4,947 ratings)
My Afternoons with Margueritte is the story of life's random encounters. In a small French town, Germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50's and considered to be the village idiot by his friends at the local bistro, takes a walk to the park one day and happens to sit beside Marguerite, a… More My Afternoons with Margueritte is the story of life's random encounters. In a small French town, Germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50's and considered to be the village idiot by his friends at the local bistro, takes a walk to the park one day and happens to sit beside Marguerite, a little old lady who is reading excerpts from her novel aloud. She's articulate, highly intelligent and frail. Between Germain and Margueritte, there are 40 years and 200 pounds difference. Germain is lured by Margueritte's passion for life and the magic of literature from which he has always felt excluded. As Margueritte broadens his mind via reading excerpts from her novel, Germain realizes that he is more of an intellectual than he has ever allowed himself to be. Afternoons spent reading aloud on their favorite bench transform their lives and start them both on a new journey -- to literacy and respect for Germain, and to the deepest friendship for Margueritte. -- (C) Cohen Media Group
- Directed By
- Jean Becker
- Written By
- Jean Becker, Jean-Loup Dabadie
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 16, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Cohen Media Group
Critic Reviews
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Tom Long, Detroit News
A sweet puff of a film, My Afternoons With Margueritte is as disarming as it is absurd.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The happy ending lays it on too thick, but what the hell: In for a dime, in for a dollar.
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Adam Bernstein, Washington Post
A predictable, undernourished love story.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
It's a lovely movie.
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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
It's determined to look on the bright side. The film isn't about the actor's intelligence. It's about his emotional radiance.
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Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
as Germain
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Gisèle Casadesus
as Margueriete, Margueritte
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François-Xavier Demaison
as Gardini
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Maurane
as Francine
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Patrick Bouchitey
as Landremont
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Jean-François Stévenin
as Jojo
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Claire Maurier
as The Mother
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Sophie Guillemin
as Annette
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Francine
as Maurane
- Francois-Xavier Dermaison
- Mélanie Bernier

