
Conversations with My Gardener
Comedy · Drama
Overview
A successful artist, weary of Parisian life and on the verge of divorce, returns to the country to live in his childhood house. He needs someone to make a real vegetable garden again out of the wilderness it has become. The gardener happens to be a former schoolfriend. A warm, fruitful conversation starts between the two men.
Top Cast


Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil
The painter, aka 'Dupinceau'
Daniel Auteuil
The painter, aka 'Dupinceau'


Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Léo, the gardener aka 'Dujardin'
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Léo, the gardener aka 'Dujardin'


Fanny Cottençon
Fanny Cottençon
Hélène
Fanny Cottençon
Hélène


Alexia Barlier
Alexia Barlier
Magda, painter's pupil
Alexia Barlier
Magda, painter's pupil


Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass
The gardener's wife
Hiam Abbass
The gardener's wife


Élodie Navarre
Élodie Navarre
Carole, painter's daughter
Élodie Navarre
Carole, painter's daughter


Roger Van Hool
Roger Van Hool
Tony, another painter
Roger Van Hool
Tony, another painter


Michel Lagueyrie
Michel Lagueyrie
René, painting equipment dealer
Michel Lagueyrie
René, painting equipment dealer


Christian Schiaretti
Christian Schiaretti
Charles, future husband of Carole
Christian Schiaretti
Charles, future husband of Carole


Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
The mayor
Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
The mayor
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