My Afternoons with Margueritte

My Afternoons with Margueritte

Gerard Depardieu and Gisele Casadesus star in MY AFTERNOONS WITH MARGUERITTE, a film directed by Jean Becker. Picture courtesy Cohen Media Group. All rights reserved.

My Afternoons with Margueritte

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My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010/2011)

Opened: 09/16/2011 Limited

Limited09/16/2011
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Genre: French Comedy

Rated: Unrated

Synopsis

My Afternoons with Maguertitte is the story of life's random encounters. In a small French town, Germain (Gerard Depardieu), 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 Margueritte (Gisele Casadesus), 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.

 

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