Le fils de l'épicier [electronic resource] : the grocer's son / TS Productions presenté ; en coproduction avec Rhône- Alpes cinéma avec lka participation de Canal + ; director, Eric Guirado ; writers, Eric Guirado, Florence Vignon.
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FilmSeries: Film Movement series | New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-presentPublication details: New York : Film Movement, 2007Description: 1 online resource (95 min.)Other title: Grocer's sonSubject(s): Country life -- France -- Drama | Delivery of goods -- Drama | Provence (France) -- DramaGenre/Form: Fiction films. Additional physical formats: No title; No title; No title; No title; No titleDDC classification: 791.43/72 Online resources: Click here for access. Previously released as DVD.Summary: "It is summer, and thirty-year-old Antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in Provençe. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyle he thought he had shed: driving the family grocery cart from hamlet to hamlet, delivering supplies to the few remaining inhabitants. Accompanied by Claire, a friend from Paris whom he has a secret crush on, Antoine gradually warms up to his experience in the country and his encounters with the villagers, who initially seem stubborn and gruff, but ultimately prove to be funny and endearing. This surprise French box-office hit is about the coming-of-age of a man re-discovering life and love in the countryside"-- Original container.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | FRENCH/DVD/440/GRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500038407 |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
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"It is summer, and thirty-year-old Antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in Provençe. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyle he thought he had shed: driving the family grocery cart from hamlet to hamlet, delivering supplies to the few remaining inhabitants. Accompanied by Claire, a friend from Paris whom he has a secret crush on, Antoine gradually warms up to his experience in the country and his encounters with the villagers, who initially seem stubborn and gruff, but ultimately prove to be funny and endearing. This surprise French box-office hit is about the coming-of-age of a man re-discovering life and love in the countryside"-- Original container.
Not rated. Not recommended for ages under 17 without parental permission.
Previously released as DVD.
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-present). Available via World Wide Web.
This edition in French with English subtitles.
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