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Les Années campagne
1992 Comedy / Drama
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Credits
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Director: Philippe Leriche
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Script: Philippe Leriche
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Photo: Étienne Fauduet
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Music: Georges Garvarentz
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Cast: Charles Aznavour (Le grand-père),
Benoît Magimel (Jules),
Sophie Carle (Evelyne),
Clémentine Célarié (La mère),
Françoise Arnoul (La grand-mère),
Didier Flamand (Le père),
André Lacombe (Triple Dose),
Sylvain Stathatos (Bébert),
Pierre-Olivier Mornas (Le Rouquin),
Renaud Ménager (Trapu),
Manuela Gourary (La tante de Bébert),
Joël Barbouth (L'oncle de Bébert),
Julie Marboeuf (Roselyne)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 90 min
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Aka: The Country Years
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Summary
Whilst his parents are away travelling on business, Jules, a 15 year-old boy, lives with
his grandparents in a beautiful area of French countryside. Unable to afford their
large house, Jules’ grandparents are forced to moved to a smaller property in a nearby
town. For Jules, the move is a painful one, not least because he is teased by the
local kids. It’s not all bad, however. For one thing, he discovers his first
taste of romance…
Review
Les Années campagne is the only film directed
by Philippe Leriche, who previously worked as an assistant director on such well-known
films as Deux
hommes dans la ville (1973) and
Emmanuelle (1974). It’s a very personal
film, a familiar coming-of-age drama, whose charms are somewhat marred by a cliché-riddled
script and some horribly over-sentimental music. On the plus side, it is attractively
filmed, the exterior shots in the countryside being strongly evocative of a lost childhood,
and there’s a nice performance from a young Benoît Magimel.
© James Travers 2006
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