
The Country Years
Drama · Romance
Overview
An adolescent comes of age during a summer in the Rhône valley with his maternal grandparents. Jules seems a little too close to his mother and distant from his father, who wants Jules out of their Parisian house. It's to be a summer of transition, perhaps to a boarding school, and during these weeks in the country, Jules fishes with his grandfather; proves himself to the local youths, a group led by the bullying Red; takes on some tough guys; feels rejected by his mother; and, meets and pursues Evelyne, the village beauty. She's responsive, and Jules doesn't exactly know what to do next. Then, something happens that propels Jules into decisiveness and maturity.
Top Cast


Benoît Magimel
Benoît Magimel
Jules
Benoît Magimel
Jules


Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Le Grand-Père / Grandfather
Charles Aznavour
Le Grand-Père / Grandfather


Sophie Carle
Sophie Carle
Evelyne
Sophie Carle
Evelyne


Clémentine Célarié
Clémentine Célarié
La mère / Mother
Clémentine Célarié
La mère / Mother


Françoise Arnoul
Françoise Arnoul
La grand-mère / Grandmother
Françoise Arnoul
La grand-mère / Grandmother


Didier Flamand
Didier Flamand
Le père / Father
Didier Flamand
Le père / Father


André Lacombe
André Lacombe
Triple Dose
André Lacombe
Triple Dose
Sylvain Stathatos
Sylvain Stathatos
Bébert
Sylvain Stathatos
Bébert


Pierre-Olivier Mornas
Pierre-Olivier Mornas
Le Rouquin
Pierre-Olivier Mornas
Le Rouquin
Renaud Ménager
Renaud Ménager
Trapu
Renaud Ménager
Trapu
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