The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
An adolescent comes of age during a summer in the Rhône valley with his maternal grandparents. Jules seems a little too close to his mother and distant from his father, who wants Jules out of their Parisian house. It's to be a summer of transition, perhaps to a boarding school, and during these weeks in the country, Jules fishes with his grandfather; proves himself to the local youths, a group led by the bullying Red; takes on some tough guys; feels rejected by his mother; and, meets and pursues Evelyne, the village beauty. She's responsive, and Jules doesn't exactly know what to do next. Then, something happens that propels Jules into decisiveness and maturity.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Philippe LericheDirector
- Philippe LericheWriter
Cast
- Benoît MagimelJules
- Charles AznavourLe Grand-Père / Grandfather
- Sophie CarleEvelyne
- Clémentine CélariéLa mère / Mother
- Françoise ArnoulLa grand-mère / Grandmother
- Didier FlamandLe père / Father
- André LacombeTriple Dose
- Sylvain StathatosBébert
- Pierre-Olivier MornasLe Rouquin
- Renaud MénagerTrapu
- Manuela GouraryLa tante de Bébert / Bébert's aunt
- Joël BarbouthL'oncle de Bébert