The Grocer's Son
Directed by Eric Guirado
France/2007/Drama/French with English subtitles/Rated M
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 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 eventually prove to be funny and endearing. Ultimately, this surprise French box-office hit is about the coming-of-age of a man rediscovering life and love in the countryside.
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Winner – Shooting Star Award for Outstanding Acting, Nicolas Cazalé
– Berlin Int’l Film Festival
Nominated – César- Most Promising Actor, Nicolas Cazalé
– César Awards, France
