My Afternoons with Margueritte: DVD Review
My Afternoons with Margueritte
Released by Warner Home Video
Gerard Depardieu
stars in this gently Gallic rustic piece about friendship.
He plays Germain Chazes a man who starts the film kicking down a door
after being ripped off for doing a job.
On a walk back home he
meets Margueritte (Gisele Casadesus) a kindly old lady and a friendship is
slowly born through a shared book and a love of stories, as well as feeding the
local pigeons
My Afternoons with Margueritte is a
gentle and pleasant piece which is as breezy as a summer cloud.
It's a sweet piece about the regrets of the past -
Depardieu, looking incredibly portly and like Obelix from the French comics, is
affable and loveable enough as he negotiates a monstrous mother who along with
school has held him back for years as various flashbacks explain. Equally his
friendship with Casadesus is easy and understandable as they continue to meet -
it contrasts nicely with the harsh ribbing he takes from friends at a local
cafe.
There's a sweet vibe to this film which
wafts you along with it in a very simple way. It may not be the most memorable
of pieces but it's certainly uplifting and heart warming as it plays out before
you.
Rating: 6/10
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