Yes, the plot is familiar, even occasionally trite, but its impressionistic visual stylings. The director, eric guirado, had previously made television documentaries about traveling grocers in rural france. Jun 06, 2008 the grocer s son favorite theater button overview. It is summer, and thirtyyearold antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in provence. Movies like the grocer s son if you like the grocer s son you are looking for sentimental, thought provoking and touching movies about with village, hospital, heart attack, grocer, romance, family relations and misfit themes of drama genre shot in france. This involves driving a grocery cart from one hamlet to the next, selling their. When his father falls ill, hotblooded antoine begrudgingly returns to the countryside to drive the family grocery truck. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Now, peugeot j7 vans are not quite a dime a dozen in 1. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyle he thought he had sheddriving the.
That movie van, i have discovered, is a peugeot j7. The grocers son is a 2007 french dramatic film about a family that runs a grocery business in provence, france. Jul 30, 2008 it is summer, and thirtyyearold antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in provence. When his father gets sick, handsome antoine is forced to return home to bucolic provenae with claire, whom he secretly loves, to take over the family business. A warmhearted tribute to a disappearing way of life, the unhurried grocers son is a well acted film where the journey is more important than the final destination. Daniel auteuil, astrid bergesfrisbey, nicolas duvauchelle. A semiestranged son returns to his small village after his father suffers a heart attack, and he must help the familys small grocery business. The grocers son cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. May 06, 2009 a prodigal son who reluctantly returns to. The grocer s son is a beautiful film, both aesthetically speaking and in reference to the narrative. The grocers son is just too good at portraying the dismal side of country life to then be able to turn around and romance us with postcard images and wistful sighs. He takes the girl he has a crush on home to try to keep her from going away to school while he s helping his parents run their grocery store in a little mountain town in france. Oct 16, 2008 you know what, the more i look around for information about the soundtrack for the grocer s son, the more i realize a.
The term coming of age always seems to apply to teenagers. The grocers son 30yearold antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in provence. Rent the grocers son 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Its one properly comic character, lucienne liliane rovere, is just a little too over the top for the rest of the production, so that overall the narrative feels incoherent. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the grocers son near you. In 1930s southern france, a father is torn between his sense of honor and his deep love for his daughter when she gets in trouble with the wealthy son of a shopkeeper. Unrated but includes sex, nudity, profanity, adult themes. While one could argue that is has been three decades since such a backtonature theme was in vogue, it makes for an effective background to the story of how one man, when freed from the. He takes the girl he has a crush on home to try to keep her from going away to school while hes helping his parents run their grocery store in a little mountain town in france.
Fresh produce for ratatouille, please, but no attitude the new. Clotilde hesme in the grocers son 2007 the grocers son 2007 nicolas cazale. Its the type of film that may convince you that life could not be sweeter than selling groceries by the side of the road in provence. Trailer for the grocers son it is summer, and thirtyyearold antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in provence. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyl.
The grocers son is a french variation of the fable of the prodigal son. It is summer, and thirtyyearold antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his. The film was presented as part of the 2007 namur francophone film festival. While one could argue that is has been three decades since such a backtonature theme was in vogue, it makes for an effective background to the story of how one man, when freed from the stresses associated with living in a city, is able to reconnect with his family, the inhabitants of the countryside. With nicolas cazale, clotilde hesme, daniel duval, jeanne goupil. The grocer s son is a 2007 french dramatic film about a family that runs a grocery business in provence, france. The grocers second son is like a prodigal son that just doesnt seem to be able to please his parents nor stick to any job for longer than 3 months. Antoine moves home to help his mom drive the mobile grocery, when his dads.
Watch the grocers son movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Madame sforza in particular is a captivating character and her dynamic with her son gives this film a unique charm. A man returns to the village he left 10 years ago, to find. The grocers son is a pleasant, lowkey drama about the healing power of country life. Thirtyyearold antoine leaves paris and reluctantly returns to the south of france to look after the family mobile grocery van while his father recovers from a heart attack. And thats how i began my sofarfruitless quest for the van driven by the protagonist in the french movie, the grocers son. It is a beautiful testament to the complications of family ties that anyone can relate to. The grocers son is a film directed by eric guirado with nicolas cazale, clotilde hesme, jeanne goupil, daniel duval, year. He brings claire along, hoping shell become more than a friend. This is a different kind of comingofage film, where the surly protagonist slowly lets go of his aspirations. Antoine sforza, a thirtyyearold young man, left his village ten years before in order to start a new life in the big city, but now that his father, a traveling grocer, is in hospital after a stroke. Yet, lucky for us, the screenplay by guirado and florence vignon fleshes out the allegory with fully realized characters and the kind of family dynamics that. His has a girlfriend of sorts claire clotilde hesme, a 26year old divorcee who plans to go to school in spain and with whom antoine enjoys a platonic. A sweetly pastoral respite from the larger conflicts of the world, the grocers son stars handsome nicolas cazale as a parisian layabout named antoinea fellow too young to have found his.
You know what, the more i look around for information about the soundtrack for the grocers son, the more i realize a. Years later however, his father falls ill, and he must return home to care for him and take over the family business. A warm, bittersweet comedy the grocer s son markets the feature debut of acclaimed documentary filmmaker eric guirado, and new acting talent nicolas cazale. The grocer s son is a pleasant, lowkey drama about the healing power of country life. Fresh produce for ratatouille, please, but no attitude the. But you can come of age in your 20s, 30s, 40s or maybe never.
Fresh produce for ratatouille, please, but no attitude. Eric guirados the grocers son might just as easily have been titled the grocers prodigal son, since the movie is a fairly transparent update of that wellknown story from the bible. Its called the grocers son, but it should be called the grocers sun. Rent the grocer s son 2007 starring nicolas cazale and clotilde hesme on dvd and bluray. The grocers son nude scenes 2 images and 1 video including appearances from clotilde hesme. Gilles sacuto, milena poylo, eric guirado, florence vignon. Antoine nicolas cazale is an aimless young man in his late 20s, flitting between stints waiting tables, living in a studio apartment the size of a meager dorm room, who seems to have run away from his provincial provence upbringing rather than towards the allure of paris. The grocers son is a beautiful film, both aesthetically speaking and in reference to the narrative.
He drives around provences countryside, selling mainly to old people. Nicolas cazale and clotilde hesme in the grocer s son. The film was directed and cowritten by eric guirado, who reportedly followed and observed country grocers on their routes. Eric guirado s the grocer s son might just as easily have been titled the grocer s prodigal son, since the movie is a fairly transparent update of that wellknown story from the bible. Discussion to follow the movie, facilitated by former cir board member, rob reider. The grocers son the 2007 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The grocer s second son is like a prodigal son that just doesnt seem to be able to please his parents nor stick to any job for longer than 3 months. The business actually involves driving a truck around the. Clotilde hesme giving us a brief look at her right breast as she walks past a doorway and grabs a towel and then turning towards us and revealing her left breast and nipple as she dries off all while a guy watches and talks to her. Jan 21, 2009 it is summer, and thirtyyearold antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in provence. Nicolas cazale and clotilde hesme in the grocers son. Cazales subtle performance keeps this upbeat movie from. Because the star of this film is the star of all life, the star of every existence, the star. At first sullen and disagreeable, antoine is gradually seduced and persuaded of the charms of country life by claire.
The unshowy, elegant story of a thirtysomething son coming back from the city to help his elderly parents with the family business in provence. Oct 09, 2008 it s called the grocer s son, but it should be called the grocer s sun. Apr 23, 2009 the grocers son cert 12a sugar and spice. It s the type of film that may convince you that life could not be sweeter than selling groceries by the side of the road in provence. Films on the green presents the grocers son french culture. Antoine moves home to help his mom drive the mobile grocery, when his dads hospitalized. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyle he thought he had sheddriving the family grocery cart from hamlet to hamlet, delivering supplies to the few remaining inhabitants. A warmhearted tribute to a disappearing way of life, the unhurried grocer s son is a well acted film where the journey is more important than the final destination. Rent the grocers son 2007 starring nicolas cazale and clotilde hesme on dvd and bluray. Movies like the grocers son if you like the grocers son you are looking for sentimental, thought provoking and touching movies about with village, hospital, heart attack, grocer, romance, family relations and misfit themes of drama genre shot in france. A little predictable in places, but explores family relationships with pathos and.
When antoine cazale moves to the big city, he believes hes left his rural life in provence for good. A noteworthy performance by eric guirado makes this gently pastoral film a. The grocer s son is a small film of simple pleasures which may lack the star power or story hook to attract much of an audience, but it s well worth the effort. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyle he thought he had shed driving the. The grocers son is a light family dramedy, set in the rural region outside lyon. The grocers son is a 2007 french dramatic film about a family that runs a grocery business in. The grocers son is a small film of simple pleasures which may lack the star power or story hook to attract much of an audience, but its well worth the effort. Yes, the plot is familiar, even occasionally trite, but its impressionistic visual stylings are at once lyrical and precise, gestures toward.
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