THE GROCER'S SON - LE FILS DE L'EPICIER (French)
The Story:
Antoine Sforza (Nicolas Cazale), a 30-year-old waiter living in Paris. He lives a hand to mouth existence in the city. He is friends with local grocer Hassan (Chad Chenouga) and neighbour Claire (Clotilde Hesme).
He left his village ten years before in order to start a new life in the big city,but now that his father (Daniel Duval), a traveling grocer, is in hospital after a stroke.
Antoine reluctantly returns to his family home in Provence, with the help of his best friend Claire, who he has a secret crush on, but they are not an item and he lacks the courage to declare his feelings.
Antoine takes over the family mobile grocery business, driving from tiny village to tiny village to deliver supplies to the inhabitants. He is rude and impatient with the mostly elderly country folk. Things improve when Claire goes with him and their relationship develops.
While his mother (Jeanne Goupil) makes no secret of her delight in Antoine's return, his presence causes a lot of friction, not least because his father and his older brother Francois (Stephan Guerin Tillie) have never forgiven him for leaving in the first place.Francois is also deeply troubled. His wife has left him and he keeps it a secret from his parents.
Meanwhile, Antoine gradually warms to his new role, while struggling with the fact that Claire plans to leave at the end of the summer in order to study in Spain. In a fit of pique Antoine betrays Claire's trust, sabotaging her entry to college.
While he tries to retrieve papers he has ditched, she finds out and she gets on the next train out. Hassan arrives to help with the business. Antoine rescues Francois when he tries to drown himself. Antoine re-focuses his life and reconciles with his family, customers and community.
Starring:
Nicolas Cazalé, Clotilde Hesme, Daniel Duval, Jeanne Goupil, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié, Liliane Rovère, Chad Chenouga
Directed By:
Eric Guirado
Release:
2007
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