The Girl from Paris

The Girl from Paris (French: Une hirondelle a fait le printemps) is a 2001 French film directed by Christian Carion.

This article is about the film. For the musical comedy sometimes referred to with this name, see The Gay Parisienne.
The Girl from Paris
Film poster
FrenchUne hirondelle a fait le printemps
Directed byChristian Carion
Written byChristian Carion
Éric Assous
Produced byChristophe Rossignon
StarringMichel Serrault
Mathilde Seigner
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Frédéric Pierrot
Marc Berman
CinematographyAntoine Héberlé
Edited byAndrea Sedlácková
Music byPhilippe Rombi
Distributed byMars Distribution
Release date
  • 5 September 2001 (2001-09-05)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$4.5 million[1]
Box office$12.6 million[2]

Plot

Sandrine (Mathilde Seigner) gets tired of her life as an IT instructor in Paris and decides to leave her work and dedicate her life to agriculture. She first goes to college where she earns her BTS in two years, undertaking internships along the way. She then wishes to buy an isolated farm in the Vercors from an old farmer called Adrien (Michel Serrault) who wishes to retire.

Sandrine brings a new approach to the farming enterprise incorporating her internet knowledgeability: she converts an unused cow barn into a bed and breakfast, invites busloads of school children in for day tours, and sells her goat cheese over the Internet. Over time Sandrine and Adrien navigate their way from prickly separatism to mutual respect and warmth. The film ends with a shot of her leading her goats along the usual route, suggesting she has successfully addressed all those initial challenges.

Cast

Reception

A.O. Scott reacts positively, stating 'As Adrien reveals the tragedies and setbacks he has suffered in his struggle to remain on the land, a wider social background comes into view, and you, along with Sandrine, come to a profound and remarkably unsentimental appreciation of country life.' [3]

References
  1. "Une hirondelle a fait le printemps". Jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "The Girl from Paris". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. A.O., Scott (March 21, 2003). "'Film in Review; 'The Girl From Paris'". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2018.


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