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  • 2003
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2003
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary This film powerfully evokes the spectacular Rhone Alps, the beauty, simplicity and hardships of farm life, taking chances and dealing with the necessary sacrifices, the ever-present conflict between city and rural, past and present, the cycles of nature and life. (Films Philos)

Written By: Christian Carion, Eric Assous

  • 2003
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2003
  • Koch Lorber Films
  • 1 h 43 m

One Swallow Brought Spring

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
64
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary This film powerfully evokes the spectacular Rhone Alps, the beauty, simplicity and hardships of farm life, taking chances and dealing with the necessary sacrifices, the ever-present conflict between city and rural, past and present, the cycles of nature and life. (Films Philos)

Written By: Christian Carion, Eric Assous

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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80
The Girl From Paris may not have half the smooth technique of "Swimming Pool," but it has 10 times the heart and soul.
By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW
80
Wise, understated, warm and witty, it presents stars Michel Serrault and Mathilde Seigner in roles that fit them so perfectly they could have been tailor-made.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
75
The scenery is majestic, the goats adorable, the characters alternately gruff and tender. Like the best storytellers, Carion delays vital information about his characters that makes their dynamic increasingly interesting.
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
70
Carion and his gifted leads never take the easy way out. Instead, they let the characters get acquainted against the slow change of the seasons, taking their relationship along unexpected turns.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
63
Moves as slowly and deliberately as it sounds, but Seigner and Serrault are extremely effective in roles often requiring them to work alone, or together in loaded but wordless exchanges.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
60
It's in the characters that the film works beautifully, right up to the clever and tender final sequence.
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40
The script offers neither a sustained narrative arc nor strong characterizations.
By Jessica Winter FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Artémis Productions, Canal+, Centre Européen Cinématographique Rhône-Alpes, Cofimage 12, M.S. Productions, Mars Films, Nord-Ouest Films, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), StudioCanal
Release Date Mar 21, 2003
Duration 1 h 43 m
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Tagline The sleeper hit that has already charmed more than 2 million French moviegoers.
Website http://www.filmsphilos.com/girlfromparis.html
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Awards

César Awards, France
• 2 Nominations
Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cabourg Romantic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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