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The Girl from Paris

The Girl from Paris

Drama · Comedy · 2001

A woman in her thirties gets tired of life in Paris and decides to leave and become a farmer.

Movie details

The Girl from Paris

2001 Drama · Comedy 1h 43m

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

A woman in her thirties gets tired of life in Paris and decides to leave and become a farmer.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Directed by

Christian Carion

Written by

Eric Assous · Christian Carion

Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Adrien Rochas

Mathilde Seigner

Mathilde Seigner

Sandrine Dumez

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Jean Farjon

Frédéric Pierrot

Frédéric Pierrot

Gérard Chauvin

Marc Berman

Marc Berman

Stéphane

Françoise Bette

Françoise Bette

Sandrine's mother

Christophe Rossignon

Christophe Rossignon

Business farmer

Court is in session

Put The Girl from Paris on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.