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In Jean Becker s CONVERSATION WITH MY GARDENER a middle-aged landscape painter, played by DANIEL AUTEUIL, recently separated, who has lived for many years in Paris, returns to the house in the country where he grew up and which he s inherited from his mother. He hires a local gardener, JEAN-PIERRE DARROUSSIN, and soon discovers they were best friends at school together. Based on a book by Henri Cueco, this is mainly a two-hander for the talents of Auteuil and Darroussin. As two old friends, they spend a lot of time talking, philosophising, and reminiscing.This relaxed and in some ways quintessentially French film is appealing simply because it is content to explore, in a gentle way, a long-standing friendship. As the seasons change eternal truths come into perspective.
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70 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
How brilliantly well the French conceive and produce gentle masterpieces like this. An artist and a jobbing gardener initially form a pragmatic, arms-length relationship, stemming from a need on the one hand to bring some order to his semi-derelict garden, and on the other to earn some money.
With infinite subtlety, the two men through conversations achieve an understanding of each other's qualities, their strengths and weaknesses, their values and their aspirations. In the process, they develop a mutual respect and affection (almost dependency), such that the denouement, when it comes, has an intensity seldom achieved in the cinema.
Truly, a wonderful film.
With infinite subtlety, the two men through conversations achieve an understanding of each other's qualities, their strengths and weaknesses, their values and their aspirations. In the process, they develop a mutual respect and affection (almost dependency), such that the denouement, when it comes, has an intensity seldom achieved in the cinema.
Truly, a wonderful film.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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A beautifully paced film, with meditative sections on the meaning of friendship, art and death, as well as a coruscating and very funny side-swipe at critics. There is a genuine sense of a co-operative friendship between two men, originally school friends, whom life has taken in very different directions, and circumstances have made their paths converge in middle age. They discover the ordinary can become graced when seen without preconception.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This is the sort of film that appears far less on paper than it is on the screen. We have a number of typical Gallic themes: the wealthy bourgeois upon whom the trials of life seem light, the return to village France, the dual life of the home and of Paris (both of which seem hardly any physical distance apart), and the crumbling of a love affair. What transforms these trite tales is the masterful twist given to them by the writers (who understand both worlds) and actors. Here two old school friends meet again, one as a painter the other as his gardener. The two worlds rub up against each other marvellously well, reminding us that not all France is engaged in love affairs with 24 year olds. The lead actors can say a great deal by the slightest movement of the head or the eyes. Having glamoured the viewer we are sucked into a tale with just a little more reality than is usual. It remains firmly in the French School of Life-Affirming rather than British Cynical.
I enjoyed it greatly.
I enjoyed it greatly.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not quite the masterpiece it could have been
I'd been looking forward to this for a long time. Daniel Auteuil, along with Gerard Depardieu, are to me the finest actors of my generation and they never disappoint. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Philip Baird
Sweet, simple story
For a while, this admittedly talky film (the title is quite accurate, it is mostly conversations) bored me a bit. Read more
Published 5 months ago by K. Gordon
Gives you a little cuddle
This is a nice film. Not too twee. A bit better than bland. It rolls easy-goingly along.
I'm writing this review about a month after watching it. Read more
I'm writing this review about a month after watching it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jan Mecir
Subtle, moving and revealing
An enjoyable, chilled-out movie with some marvellous acting ! The story is charming and very French. Would recommend strongly if you fancy having a laid-back evening
Published 6 months ago by A.Customer
Conversations with my gardener
Dialogue avec mon jardinier is an excellent film. It is a sympathetic meditation on the nature of friendship, done with the sensitivity that only the French seem capable of. Read more
Published 8 months ago by P
French cinema at its best
Conversations With My Gardener [DVD] [2007] I loved this gentle film about two men who meet in middle age and strike up a warm friendship. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Margaret
The Beauty of the Everyday
Charming sometimes sounds condescending when applied to films/literature, however this is charming in the best possible sense. Read more
Published 14 months ago by JaneCHP
Enchanting
I loved this beautifully made film. The principal characters of the Artist and the Gardener are skillfully drawn and well acted, It made me laugh and cry. Excellent.
Published 20 months ago by A. Mills
Enduring relationships
Life experiences and geography vary and change, but the emotional journey is universally pertinent. Everybody who had a childhood friend will share the emotional roller coaster... Read more
Published 23 months ago by aRTy
Fabulous French Film
I really enjoyed this film so much. A simple plot, great location, superb characters and gentle (thought provoking) pace make this a truly entertaining film. Read more
Published 23 months ago by S. Lumley
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