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The Grocer's Son (2008)
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Reviews Counted:52
Fresh:47
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A noteworthy performance by Eric Guirado makes this gently pastoral film a moving coming-of-age story.
Theatrical Release:2007
Synopsis: It is summer, and thirty-year-old Antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his family in Provençe. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyle he thought he had shed—driving the... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cazale, Clotilde Hesme, Daniel Duval, Jeanne Goupil
Director: Eric Guirado
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Reviews for The Grocer's Son
Given that Eric Guirado’s drama sticks to a predictable arc, it’s less the tale that matters than the telling.
06/05/08
A sweet tale of a man learning to care about others, The Grocer's Son is still simpleminded on a very fundamental level.
06/02/08
For all of its sleepy charms and pretty shots of the countryside, the film doesn’t serve up a lot of fresh insights, unless you count finding out what senior citizens buy from grocery vans in these little hamlets.
10/18/08
This honest family drama is exceedingly modest, but Guirado's skills handling story, character development and details pay off handsomely.
08/08/08
A movie begging this hard to be loved is unattractive.
09/05/08
Top CriticThe Grocer’s Son is best described as a feelgood film that doesn’t underrate its audiences too much.
04/24/09
Unfolding amid the dappled sunshine and dusty roads of Provence, this is a film that lifts your spirits.
04/24/09
An engaging combination of coming of age, family drama and romance, with a teaspoon of Provencal remedies thrown in
09/28/08
Despite its rather well worn premise of a prodigal son returning to his family home, this charming French film actually feels quite fresh and original.
09/10/08
The lead actors are hot and the living is easy in the French summertime idyll Le fils de l'epicier (The Grocer's Son).
11/05/07
If more Americans were OK with subtitles, The Grocer's Son would be the perfect Sunday-night TV movie.
10/17/08
Written and directed by a newcomer, Eric Guirado, this is a delightful coming-of-age film that quietly explores the hidden tensions in family life.
04/28/09
The plot of "The Grocer's Son" is familiar, but its impressionistic visual stylings are at once lyrical and precise, gestures toward character rather than pronouncements.
09/12/08
It’s a small, well-rounded movie that you’d be hard pressed to find fault with, achieving its modest goals with subtle aplomb while whipping up humour and empathy from Antoine’s rapport with his doddery clientele.
04/24/09
A little predictable in places, but explores family relationships with pathos and perception.
04/24/09
The location shooting in the narrow lanes and small communities is good, and among Antoine's customers there are some really wonderful characters...
10/03/08
How could a French audience not enjoy such a nostalgic look at a simpler and bucolic way of life?
01/08/09
Will deliver to audiences who embrace a well-acted, written and directed story that immerses one in a rarified milieu of rustic charm.
06/05/08
It's a sweet, low-key charmer.
07/18/08
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