The Country Years

The story

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.

Cast

B Benoît MagimelJules C Charles AznavourLe Grand-Père / Grandfather S Sophie CarleEvelyne C Clémentine CélariéLa mère / Mother F Françoise ArnoulLa grand-mère / Grandmother D Didier FlamandLe père / Father A André LacombeTriple Dose S Sylvain StathatosBébert P Pierre-Olivier MornasLe Rouquin R Renaud MénagerTrapu M Manuela GouraryLa tante de Bébert / Bébert's aunt J Joël BarbouthL'oncle de Bébert

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J Julie MarboeufRoselyne F FrancescoLe maître-nageur C Catherine DerainL'infirmière B Basille MinatchyLe costaud du bal J Jean GrécaultLe pêcheur S Sonia ChambonUne fille de la bande A Anne StoenUne fille de la bande J Jean DucatezUn garçon de la bande M Maurice MathieuUn garçon de la bande S Stéphanie OsselinUne fille de la bande D Didier Haudepin