François Chotard , wholesale grocer, gives his daughter in marriage to Julien Collinet , a situation conducive to quarrels between the son and the father-in-law, until Julien receives the Prix Goncourt, a prestigious literary award..
Is this for you? If you like movies where people just yell in nice rooms, you'll be fine. If you need explosions or a fast-paced plot, keep walking. This is for people who enjoy watching a grumpy man have his entire worldview upended because of a book. Don't go in expecting some grand masterpiece; it's just a funny, so...
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Jean Renoir
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"Is this for you? If you like movies where people just yell in nice rooms, you'll be fine. If you need explosions or a fast-paced plot, keep walking. This is for people who enjoy watching a grumpy man have his entire worldview upended because of a book. Don't go in expecting some grand masterpiece; it's just a funny, sometimes slightly messy look at family pride. The whole thing hinges on this really prickly dynamic between the grocer and his new son-in-law. It reminded me a bit of the domestic ..."
René Arzic
Roger Ferdinand, Jean Renoir
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