CONVERSATIONS WITH MY GARDENER (12A)

Fri 23 - Sat 24 Jan 5.45 & 8.15 Sun 25 Jan 8.00 Mon 26 Jan 5.45 & 8.15

Dir: Jean Becker (2007) France 1hr 49mins Subtitled

Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Pierre Darroussin

It's a joy to watch two of the veterans of French cinema at work in this intimate, moving and warmly funny portrait of an unexpected friendship. A middle-aged Parisian artist (Daniel Auteuil) returns to his old family home in provincial France after his parents' death. He advertises for a gardener to maintain the sprawling land and finds the first applicant (Jean-Pierre Darroussin) is an old school classmate he hasn't seen since childhood. A friendship develops between the two as they begin to see things through each other's eyes, and find a beauty they have never seen before. Philosophical, mischievous and melancholy, this beautiful film effortlessly draws us into the lives of these two characters, employing a witty and believable script and pitch-perfect performances from Auteuil and Darroussin.

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