The read
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 84% of the 431 1940s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 41m.
Synopsis
The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
224 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean RenoirDirector
- Jean RenoirWriter
- Joseph KosmaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sylvia BatailleHenriette
- Jane MarkenMadame Dufour
- Georges D'ArnouxHenri
- Jacques BruniusRodolphe
- André GabrielloMonsieur Dufour
- Gabrielle FontanLa Grand' Mère
- Jean RenoirPère Poulain
- Marguerite RenoirLa Servante
- Paul TempsAnatole
- Jacques BeckerSeminarian (uncredited)
- Pierre LestringuezUn Vieux Curé
- Georges BatailleSeminarian (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
countrysidepicnicflash forwardinnrowboatfishing poll