Author: Vf DVD

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 2002-09-17

Details: Amazon.ca It is one of those surprise films which, a few times a year, appear quietly on our screens, gaining popularity by word of mouth. This is the case of A swallow made spring, by Christian Carion, a first work imbued with humanism and solidarity, supported by the grace of two formidable actors, Mathilde Seigner and Michel Serrault. Sandrine, a young Parisian computer scientist determined to change her life, buys the farm from old Adrien. This one, however, does not see all these changes with a good eye. It will take a lot of work to tame these two stubborn people to make this piece of countryside their little corner of paradise. For this Hirondelle… traveling between tradition, memories and modernity, Christian Carion can count not only on enchanting bucolic landscapes and a well-crafted plot, but also on the quiet strength of his two actors, whose alliance works wonderfully. Without omitting the problems of today's agriculture (mad cow disease, for example), Carion delivers a touching, invigorating film that fills our minds with a breath of fresh air. A certain Amélie had the same effect… --Helen Faradji Review Tired of the stress and endless routine of her life; Convinced, like everyone else, that the grass is greener elsewhere and that her future is different, Mathilde Seigner decides, to the great displeasure of her elderly mother, to flee the grayness of Paris and follow her instincts. Her solitary soul and her thirst for wide open spaces lead her to the Vercors to take over the farm of an old grump (Michel Serrault), worn out by a life of rural work, and transform it into a rural gîte. In the perpetual psychosis that reigns at present and far from the tide of ultra-violent American films, A Swallow Made Spring is a real breath of fresh air. In breathtaking landscapes, the Michel Serrault/Mathilde Seigner couple, sublime and complicit, radiates a communicative and harmonious happiness. Symbolizing the clash of generations and experience, these two characters that everything opposes will learn to appreciate each other and let alchemy take hold. Without hiding its difficulties, this apology for country life is nothing less than a fresh, moving and fulfilling film. Absolute well-being. --Frédéric Thorens -- Chronicle Amazon.fr

UPC: 807581501397

EAN: 0807581501397

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: New