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A Sunday in the Country
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Wikipedia article
'A Sunday in the Country' is a 1984 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier.
Plot
The story takes place during a Sunday in the late summer of 1912. Monsieur Ladmiral is a painter without any real genius and in the twilight of his life. Since the death of his wife, he lives alone with Mercedes, his servant. As every Sunday, he invites Gonzague, his son, a steady young man, who likes order and propriety, accompanied by his wife, Marie-Thrse and their three children, Emile, Lucien and Mireille. That day, Irne, Gonzague's sister, a young non-conformist, liberated and energetic woman, upsets this peaceful ritual and calls into question her father's artistic choices.
Cast
* Louis Ducreux as Monsieur Ladmiral
* Michel Aumont as Gonzague
* Sabine Azma as Irne
* Genevive Mnich as Marie-Thrse
* Monique Chaumette as Mercds
* Thomas Duval as Emile
* Quentin Ogier as Lucien
* Katia Wostrikoff as Mireille
* Claude Winter as Madame Ladmiral
* Jean-Roger Milo as Fisherman (Le pcheur)
* Pascale Vignal as A servant (La serveuse)
* Jacques Poitrenaud as Hector (Patron guinguette)
* Valentine Suard as Little girl (La petite fille 1)
* Erika Faivre as Little girl (La petite fille 2)
* Marc Perrone as Accordionist (L'accordoniste)
Awards
Won
*Boston Society of Film Critics (USA)**Best Director (Bertrand Tavernier)
**Best Foreign Language Film
*Cannes Film Festival (France)
**Best Director (Bertrand Tavernier)
*Csar Awards (France)
**Best Actress in a Leading Role (Sabine Azma)
**Best Cinematography (Bruno de Keyzer)
**Best Writing - Adaptation (Bertrand and Colo Tavernier)
*Kansas City Film Critics Circle (USA)
**Best Foreign Film
*London Film Critics Circle (UK)
**Best Foreign Language Film
*National Board of Review (USA)
**Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sabine Azma)
**Best Foreign Language Film
*New York Film Critics Circle (USA)
**Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated
*BAFTA Awards (UK)**Best Foreign Language Film (Alain Sarde and Bertrand Tavernier)
*Cannes Film Festival (France)
**Golden Palm
*Csar Awards (France)
**Best Actor in a Leading Role (Louis Ducreux)
**Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Michel Aumont)
**Best Director (Bertrand Tavernier)
**Best Editing (Armand Psenny)
**Best Film (Bertrand Tavernier)
*Golden Globes Awards (USA)
**Best Foreign Language Film
Music
The sound track features excerpts from Gabriel Faur's Piano Quartet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 115.Christopher Lawrence, [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=v4voCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT141&lpg=PT141&dq=A+Sunday+in+the+Country+faure+quintet&source=bl&ots=4rfohtf2Rf&sig=UUq3KxUYTBKED50yQpyn6JzsWE0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd_PavqNHMAhVIGJQKHREMAD0Q6AEIHjAB#v=onepage&q=A%20Sunday%20in%20the%20Country%20faure%20quintet&f=false 'Swooning: A Classical Music Guide to Life, Love, Lust and Other Follies']. Retrieved 11 May 2016
References
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