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      Conversations With My Gardener

      2007 1h 49m Comedy Drama List
      100% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 80% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings A man returns to his country home and finds a childhood friend. Read More Read Less
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      Sweet natured and gentle French drama, that is bittersweet but never maudlin, with impressive performances from the leads.

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      David Jenkins Time Out Slight but very pleasant to sit through. Rated: 3/6 Nov 21, 2008 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) Conversations with My Gardener is an affectionate rural French character piece that is mercilessly devoid of any message other than an appreciation of close friendship and the simple rustic pleasures of kippers and fresh vegetables. Rated: 3/5 Nov 21, 2008 Full Review Cath Clarke Guardian These are two very good actors and they do well to get over some shocking script cliches of the artistic variety as Auteuil earnestly instructs his old friend on the creative process. Rated: 3/5 Nov 21, 2008 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Rated: 4.5/5 Nov 24, 2008 Full Review Tom Dawson Film4 This two-hander may not take many formal risks but it remains a gentle, humane work that's beautifully acted by Auteuil and Darroussin. Rated: 3/5 Nov 21, 2008 Full Review Tim Evans Sky Cinema A sweet-natured, truthful tale, this one is definitely a grower. Rated: 3/5 Nov 21, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      andrey k Brilliant movie. It's like reading good, simple and easy to understand philosophy. Acting is perfect, actually acting is what makes this movie what it is, plus easy-going direction. The dynamic between the main characters is fascinating to watch, it requires not little amount of talent to make a movie totally depend on dialogue. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Remarkable film --simple story, no Hollywood fanfare, yet touching, and the final hour of the movie was just phenomenally good, complemented by Mozart's Clarinet concerto in A major. Beautiful!! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Daniel Auteuil (Dupinceau) et Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Dujardin) nous emmènent ... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Heureusement le film est plus intelligent que son postulat de départ. Un parisien redécouvre les joies de la vie grâce au bon sens campagnard au travers des dialogues avec son jardinier, ancien ami d'enfance. Pour être heureux cultivons notre jardin... Le thème est un peu simplet et plein de bon sentiments, mais la réalisation ne l'est pas. Elle met le doigt sur cette étrangeté du caractère humain, on peut être cultivé et con, bête et intelligent, bête et con, cultivé et intelligent. Le bon sens dépend de quoi au fond ? Une chose dont je suis certain on s'enrichit toujours dans la générosité et le partage. (Pourtant parfois si difficile à mettre en pratique). Il y a autre chose aussi de fort dans l'acceptation de l'inéluctable et dans le réconfort de faire ce qu'on aime et d'être fidèle aux valeurs que l'ont s'est fixé. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Alexander W I loved how the painter and gardener are both mature enough to accept each others' different values and perspectives on life. The conversations are absolutely superb. This is why I love french cinema. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/12/12 Full Review Audience Member As you would expect for a Daniel Auteuil film, there are some very amusing bits. This one is slightly different from some of his previous lighter films because it is also quite thoughtful and sad. I loved how Daniel's character is impressed by his friend's ability to enjoy the simple things in life and how he expresses this is an art series - the small details of his friend's life are simply represented on canvas - like the pen knife that he carried because you never know when you might need to cut something, the slippers that he used to wear under his gum boots because they were more comfortable than socks and it meant he could take off his boots at the door and already have on the right indoor footwear, etc. ----------- Conversations With My Gardener [French title: Dialogue avec mon jardinier], 2007, Writer / Director Jean Becker, Starring Daniel Auteuil. Film seen by me: Sunday 15 July 2007. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A man returns to his country home and finds a childhood friend.
      Director
      Jean Becker
      Screenwriter
      Jean Becker
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Runtime
      1h 49m