Whom You Know Recommends The Grocer's Son by The Film Movement
Whom You Know just loves the English language, but sometimes it is fun to brush up our francais, especially when we watch movies! Recently we have been on a film kick, and this is because we are impressed with Film Movement (www.filmmovement.com), the exclusive distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films.
The latest hit we have liked is THE GROCER’S SON, a highly acclaimed French drama about a young man forced to return to his childhood home and face adulthood in the gorgeous South of France. You can almost take a trip to the Cote D'Azur just by sitting on your couch! (And you don't have to deal with the hassles of flying...unless you are flying Liberty Jet of course.)
It is summer, and thirty-year-old Antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in Provence. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyle he thought he had shed—driving the family grocery cart from hamlet to hamlet, delivering supplies to the few remaining inhabitants. Accompanied by Claire, a friend from Paris whom he has a secret crush on, Antoine gradually warms up to his experience in the country and his encounters with the villagers, who initially seem stubborn and gruff, but ultimately prove to be funny and endearing. If you have no time to escape to the country around New York either and the closest you get to the Connecticut country side is the finest registered Black Angus on your plate direct from Greyledge Farm, you can escape by spending some quality time with Antoine and your DVD player. THE GROCER’S SON had an extremely successful theatrical run in over 25 major markets, accumulating $280K worth of ticket sales. Ultimately, this surprise French box-office hit is about the coming-of-age of a man re-discovering life and love in the countryside. Is the grass always greener on the other side? You'll have to watch the movie to find out.
It is summer, and thirty-year-old Antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in Provence. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyle he thought he had shed—driving the family grocery cart from hamlet to hamlet, delivering supplies to the few remaining inhabitants. Accompanied by Claire, a friend from Paris whom he has a secret crush on, Antoine gradually warms up to his experience in the country and his encounters with the villagers, who initially seem stubborn and gruff, but ultimately prove to be funny and endearing. If you have no time to escape to the country around New York either and the closest you get to the Connecticut country side is the finest registered Black Angus on your plate direct from Greyledge Farm, you can escape by spending some quality time with Antoine and your DVD player. THE GROCER’S SON had an extremely successful theatrical run in over 25 major markets, accumulating $280K worth of ticket sales. Ultimately, this surprise French box-office hit is about the coming-of-age of a man re-discovering life and love in the countryside. Is the grass always greener on the other side? You'll have to watch the movie to find out.
Acclaim for THE GROCER’S SON:
• Winner – Shooting Star Award for Outstanding Acting, Nicolas Cazalé, Berlin Int’l Film Festival
• Winner – Audience Award, Berkshires Int’l Film Festival
• Nominated – César for Most Promising Actor, César Awards, France
• Official Selection – Minneapolis Int’l Film Festival; St. Louis Int’l Film Festival; Traverse City Film Festival; Vancouver Int’l Film Festival; Fort Lauderdale Int’l Film Festival
Directed by Eric Guirado / France / 2007 / Romantic Comedy / French w. Subtitles / 96 min.
About Film Movement:
Launched in 2003, Film Movement is a full-service North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. Film Movement has released more than 150 features and shorts from 37 countries on six continents, including top prize winners from Sundance, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Berlin, Tribeca and other prestigious festivals. Film Movement releases its films through many different distribution channels, including theatrical, non-theatrical, DVD, television outlets (such as Sundance Channel, IFC, Showtime, and Film Movement’s own Video On Demand channel—Film Festival on Demand) and also In-flight Entertainment on Continental Airlines.
The DVDs is available at Film Movement (www.filmmovement.com)
