My Afternoons with Marguerite

Time Out says
As with his does-what-it-says-on-the-tin previous film, ‘Conversations with my Gardener’, Becker whips up a friendly dialogue between two characters who are unconcerned with what society might say about their pairing. There is a sweet chemistry between Depardieu and Casadesus, but their wry interactions are lost within a rambling, frothy non-story that aims squarely for the heart over the head. A score of comic reliefs fill out much of the supporting cast, their main function being to comment on Germain’s late blossoming in case we’d missed it. It’s harmless fun, for sure, but Becker takes that remit as justification not to delve too deeply into the forms of depression and loneliness that can’t be relieved by, say, a heart-to-heart with a cat or – as is often the case – ‘encore un petit verre de vin blanc!’
Release Details
- Rated:15
- Release date:Friday 12 November 2010
- Duration:82 mins
Cast and crew
- Director:Jean Becker
- Screenwriter:Jean Becker
- Cast:
- Gérard Depardieu
- Gisèle Casadesus
- Maurane
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