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01/15/08
Conversations with My Gardener (2007)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:12
Rotten:0
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Sweet natured and gentle French drama, that is bittersweet but never maudlin, with impressive performances from the leads.
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Fanny Cottencon, Hiam Abbass
Director: Jean Becker
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11/09/07
Anyone expecting huge explosions and frenetic car chases might be disappointed, but it will satisfy those looking for an intimate drama in which the conversation is at least a tad more sophisticated than "Letsgetoudahere!"
07/18/07
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.
11/21/08
Such life lessons could clearly seem maudlin and patronising. But director Jean Becker and his two excellent leads opt for understatement, and the film finally achieves a subtle triumph - a mood that is both celebratory and bittersweet.
11/21/08
Slight but very pleasant to sit through.
11/21/08
This is simply made, well acted and in the end movingly able to show us how two totally different men cleave to each other.
11/21/08
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.
11/21/08
Two outstanding performances and marvelously written dialogue make "Conversations with my Gardener" so engrossing that the picture is well on its way before one recognizes its time worn formula.
07/17/08
Engaging, beautifully acted and ultimately moving drama, though the pacing and general lack of plot are occasionally frustrating.
11/20/08
Director Jean Becker and his cast and equally talented crew give us a simple and elegant masterpiece about the love shared by two friends.
07/16/08
A sweet-natured, truthful tale, this one is definitely a grower.
11/21/08
This two-hander may not take many formal risks but it remains a gentle, humane work that's beautifully acted by Auteuil and Darroussin.
11/21/08
An intimate, revealing and moving portrait of two men, the joys of Conversations With My Gardener lie in the exchanges between Daniel Auteuil's painter and Jean-Pierre Darroussin's gardener. It is a pleasure to watch two of the veterans of French Cinema a
11/01/07
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