The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Three friends leave their village for a retirement home travelling the countryside
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Gilles GrangierDirector
- Francis LemarqueOriginal Music Composer
- Paul DurandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean GabinJean-Marie Pejat, bicycle repairer
- Pierre FresnayBaptiste Talon, retired SNCF employee
- Noël-NoëlBlaise Poulossière, pig farmer
- Mona GoyaCatherine, boss of the farm
- André DalibertAnselme Poulossière, son of Blaise
- Yane BarryMariette, Blaise's granddaughter
- Hélène DieudonnéMother Superior of the “Gouyette” hospice
- Guy DecombleCoach driver
- Alexandre RignaultFarmer who receives Blaise
- Paul MerceyMayor of the village
- Paul BiscigliaJojo, Mariette's fiancé
- Robert DalbanJérôme Ardouin, gravedigger
Stills
Themes
francebased on novel or bookvillage lifecemeteryblack and whitealcohol abuseretiredwidowerfarmercuckoldveteranrude frenchman