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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary My Afternoon with Margueritte is the story of life's random encounters. In a small French town, Germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50's and considered to be the village idiot by his friends at the local bistro, takes a walk to the park one day and happens to sit beside Margueritte, a little old lady who is reading excerpts from her ...

Directed By: Jean Becker

Written By: Jean-Loup Dabadie, Marie-Sabine Roger, Jean Becker

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 22 m

My Afternoons with Margueritte

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary My Afternoon with Margueritte is the story of life's random encounters. In a small French town, Germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50's and considered to be the village idiot by his friends at the local bistro, takes a walk to the park one day and happens to sit beside Margueritte, a little old lady who is reading excerpts from her ...

Directed By: Jean Becker

Written By: Jean-Loup Dabadie, Marie-Sabine Roger, Jean Becker

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews
59
50% Positive
8 Reviews
44% Mixed
7 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews
59
50% Positive
8 Reviews
44% Mixed
7 Reviews
6% Negative
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80
Sep 22, 2011
The film is leisurely paced, as many French films are, and not much actually happens, but as a character study, it feels true, and ultimately moving.
By Richard Nilsen FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 22, 2011
The film isn't about the actor's intelligence. It's about his emotional radiance.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 15, 2011
The film is a reminder of the pleasure to be found in simple things - reading a book, sitting on a park bench with a friend, spending an afternoon with Margueritte.
By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 16, 2011
If you could also use some time off, try his gentle new comedy.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 12, 2011
Charming slice of small-town France.
By Anna Smith FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 13, 2011
Germain's bonhomie with the bistro regulars has the feel of a TV comedy pilot, which is more than can be said of the monologues he speaks to his cat, one on the inadequacies of the dictionary.
By Bill Weber FULL REVIEW
25
Sep 23, 2011
It is a predictable, undernourished love story. We never quite learn why Margueritte feels so close to Germain or why he bothers with her. Characters appear and disappear, without much difference.
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38% Negative
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Production Company ICE3, K.J.B. Production, France 3 Cinéma, StudioCanal, DD Productions, Canal+, CinéCinéma, France Télévisions, Département de la Charente-Maritime, Région Poitou-Charentes, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Soficinéma 5
Release Date Sep 16, 2011
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Newport Beach Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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