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#ASundayInTheCountry is a classic French drama from 1984 about an aging artist and his family's personal struggles. Set in rural France in the early 20th cen...
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May 11, 2003 · Drama. 90 minutes ‧ 1984. Roger Ebert. May 11, 2003. 7 min read. In a country house near Paris, toward autumn of 1912, an old man sings to himself as he prepares for the day. He brushes his teeth, shines his shoes, seems happy. Downstairs, his housekeeper sings a song of her own in the kitchen. When the old man comes downstairs, the two songs ...
Brimming with grace and discernment, Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country is a painterly portrait of a family, one who, like many families, is enshrouded in their time and in their incertitudes. Based on Pierre Bost's novel and co-written by ex-wife Colo, Tavernier stages this slice of life with details and through gesture.
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Oct 2, 1984 · He seems in full control of every performer, every image, every frame. ''A Sunday in the Country'' will be shown tonight at 9:30 and tomorrow at 6:15 as part of the New York Film Festival ...
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Dec 22, 2019 · It is a film filled with little anxieties. Monsieur Admiral’s eldest child, Gonzague (Michel Aumont), visits every Sunday along with his wife Marie-Thérèse (Geneviève Mnich) and three children. Together, they eat lunch together, sit in the garden, and talk amicably. The children run and play. The daughter climbs a tree and cannot get out.
Bertrand Tavernier gets the little things right in A Sunday in the Country concerning family dynamics. Specifically, the way he depicts both father-son and father-daughter relationships through dialogue and nuanced body language. Naturalistic, relatable conversations—despite being a period piece about the French upper-class—the film feels timeless in how it portrays a family get-together ...
