The Country Years backdrop

The Country Years 1992 Directed by Philippe Leriche Les années Campagne

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.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language French
Release Date 3 June 1992
90 mins
Cast
Charles Aznavour Le Grand-Père / Grandfather
Sophie Carle Evelyne
Clémentine Célarié La mère / Mother
Françoise Arnoul La grand-mère / Grandmother
Didier Flamand Le père / Father
André Lacombe Triple Dose
Manuela Gourary La tante de Bébert / Bébert's aunt
Joël Barbouth L'oncle de Bébert
Julie Marboeuf Roselyne
Francesco Le maître-nageur
Catherine Derain L'infirmière
Basille Minatchy Le costaud du bal
Jean Grécault Le pêcheur
Sonia Chambon Une fille de la bande
Anne Stoen Une fille de la bande
Jean Ducatez Un garçon de la bande
Maurice Mathieu Un garçon de la bande
Stéphanie Osselin Une fille de la bande