The read
A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 59/100. Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 80% of the 6,966 2010s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 22m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic59/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
256 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean BeckerDirector
- Jean-Loup DabadieScreenplay
- Jean BeckerScreenplay
- Laurent VoulzyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gérard DepardieuGermain
- MauraneFrancine
- Gisèle CasadesusMargueritte
- Jean-François StéveninJojo
- Patrick BouchiteyLandremont
- François-Xavier DemaisonGardini
- Claire MaurierLa mère
- Sophie GuilleminAnnette
- Anne Le GuernecLa mère jeune
- Mélanie BernierStéphanie
- Régis LaspalèsMonsieur Bayle
- Jérôme DeschampsLe maire
Stills
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Themes
reading aloudolder man younger woman relationshipunknown fathersingle mothermother and son