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A Sunday in the Country
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A Sunday in the Country

1984-04-11 · 94 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Family

In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague, coming with his wife and his three children. Then his daugther Irene arrives. She is always in a hurry, she lives alone and does not come so often... An intimist chronicle in which what is not shown, what is guessed, is more important than how it looks, dealing with what each character expects of life.

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Directors
Bertrand Tavernier
Production companies
Little Bear, Films A2, Sara Films
Countries
France
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 8,200,000

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Sabine AzémaSabine AzémaIréne
Louis DucreuxLouis DucreuxMonsieur Ladmiral
Michel AumontMichel AumontGonzague
Monique ChaumetteMonique ChaumetteMercedes
Geneviève MnichGeneviève MnichMarie-Thérèse
Thomas DuvalEmile
Quentin OgierQuentin OgierLucien
Katia WostrikoffMireille
Claude WinterClaude WinterMadame Ladmiral
Jean-Roger MiloJean-Roger Milole pêcheur
Pascale VignalPascale Vignalla serveuse
Valentine Suardune petite fille
Erika Faivreune petite fille
Marc Perronel'accordéoniste
Bertrand TavernierBertrand TavernierLe narrateur

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