A Sunday in the Country
1984 · Movie · 94 min · ★ 6.9 · 95% critics
In pre-World War I France, an elderly painter spends a Sunday with his son’s family at his country home, then welcomes a daughter who visits less often. Through quiet moments, memories, and small gestures, the film explores family ties, aging, and the hopes each person carries.
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Details
- Original title
- Un dimanche à la campagne
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-04-11
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (102 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy quiet, reflective family dramas about memory and aging, with a gentle mood and understated emotions; Not for you if you want fast-moving plot or clear-cut conflict, though fans of The Butterfly or A Guy, a Girl may appreciate its intimate style.
Pros: beautiful rural setting; warm family moments; subtle emotional depth | Cons: very slow pace; little happens; can feel distant
Themes
- countryside
- insect
- sunday
- painter
- family relationships
- old man
- rural area
- 1910s
- elderly man
- father daughter relationship
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Actress · 1985 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sabine Azéma
as Iréne
Louis Ducreux
as Monsieur Ladmiral
Michel Aumont
as Gonzague
Monique Chaumette
as Mercedes
Geneviève Mnich
as Marie-Thérèse
- TD
Thomas Duval
as Emile
Quentin Ogier
as Lucien
- KW
Katia Wostrikoff
as Mireille
Claude Winter
as Madame Ladmiral
Jean-Roger Milo
as le pêcheur
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier