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. In the end, this surprise French box-office hit is about the coming-of-age of a man re-discovering life and love in the countryside.
WINNER Shooting Star Award for Outstanding Acting, Nicolas Cazalé, Berlin International Film Festival WINNER Audience Award, Berkshires International Film Festival NOMINATED César, Most Promising Actor César Awards, France OFFICIAL SELECTION Rendez-Vous with French Cinema (NY), German International Francophone Film Festival, Belgian International Francophone Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala
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soundtrack info:
the song at the end of the film is "Waterfall" by the icelandic band Without Gravity, available on their album Tenderfoot or you can buy the soundtrack to this fantastic film, which includes the song, at http://www.caleson-prod.com/boutique.html
One of the best films of the year.:
It's been a while since I saw a French film that I really liked. I think the last one was LES VOLLEURS that starred Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Auteuil. There was a time when France used to make brilliant films, one right after the other. This was called the French New Wave that consisted of Truffaut, Goddard, Rohmer, etc. Well, I'm happy to report that THE GROCER'S SON is every bit as good as anything that came out of the French New Wave. Actually, it reminded me more of a Rohmer film: a character study.... more info
Alimentation Generale: Épicier Volante!:
Le Fils de l'épicier (The Grocer's Son) is one of the loveliest films of the year. Written (with Florence Vignon) and directed by Eric Guirado, this little taste of French life is as refreshing as the fruits and vegetables on the traveling grocery van that is a focal point of the story. Though at first glance it appears to be a simple tale of a son begrudgingly taking over his invalid father's business, Guirado has embroidered this story with so many warm details that the film begs to be seen again... more info
