The Girl from Paris ( Une hirondelle a fait le printemps ) ( One Swallow Brought Spring )

The Girl from Paris (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Une hirondelle a fait le printemps
Alternate Title: One Swallow Brought Spring
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Ceasar Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Christian Carion

Written By:
Christian Carion
Eric Assous

Actors:
Michel Serrault ..... Adrien
Mathilde Seigner ..... Sandrine Dumez
Jean-Paul Roussillon ..... Jean
Frédéric Pierrot ..... Gérard
Marc Berman ..... Stéphane
Françoise Bette ..... La mère de Sandrine
Christophe Rossignon ..... L'exploitant
Roland Chalosse ..... Le barman
Achiles Francisco Varas dell'Aquila ..... Barfly
Henri Pasquale ..... Card player
Paul Courat ..... Card player
Bernard Gerland ..... Card player
Ramon Bertrand ..... Card player
Grazziela Horens ..... Dark-haired girl
Vincent Borei ..... Dark-haired boy

Synopsis:

Can a thirtysomething gal from the city find happiness with a goat farm and its aging overseer? Sandrine (Mathilde Seigner) is a computer expert who has successfully pursued a career in business; however, her career path was chosen to please her family more than herself, and Sandrine has decided to move away from the fast pace of city life to rural France. Hoping to put her job skills to work in a new context, Sandrine begins studying agriculture, and arranges to buy a goat farm from Adrien (Michel Serrault), an elderly farmer who is nearing retirement. Adrien will spend another year and a half at the farm in order to insure a smooth transition to Sandrine's management, but his attitude toward her speaks less of gratitude than resentment; he isn't eager to show her the workings of the farm he helped to build, and his behavior is more than a bit hostile. Using her computer skills, Sandrine creates a website that generates a whole new market for the goat cheese and fruit preserves the farm generates, which helps her win Adrien's grudging respect, and when Adrien falls ill and it looks possible he may not live out his final stay on the farm, he begins to open up to her, sharing all he knows about the farm, and a new level of admiration and trust grows between them. Une Hirondelle a Fait Le Printemps was the first feature film from writer and director Christian Carion.

Sandrine, a woman in her thirties gets tired of life in Paris and decides to leave her work in computers and become a farmer. She takes the required practice for two years, and after that she buys an isolated farm from Adrien, an old farmer who decides it's time to retire. However, Adrien wants to stay a few more months before moving away from the farm, and the rough winter finds them together...

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 24 February, 2006.

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