A Day in the Country

A Day in the Country

1946 · 41 min · FR · 7.3 (169 votes)
Dir. Jean Renoir · Starring Sylvia Bataille, Jane Marken, Georges D'Arnoux, Jacques Brunius, André Gabriello, Gabrielle Fontan · Music Joseph Kosma
DramaRomanceComedy

The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.

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A sun-dappled, romantic escape to the French countryside. It feels like a warm memory, a gentle sigh of longing for a perfect, fleeting day of love and simple pleasures. Whimsical and beautifully shot.

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