A Sunday in the Country

A Sunday in the Country

Bertrand Tavernier's magnificent portrait of French family life on the brink of World War I

Directed by Bertrand Tavernier

Produced by Little Bear, Films A2

198494 min6.9 / 10

A tender, unhurried portrait of an aging painter's Sunday with family, where unspoken longings and the passage of time matter more than plot.

In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague, coming with his wife and his three children. Then his daugther Irene arrives. She is always in a hurry, she lives alone and does not come so often... An intimist chronicle in which what is not shown, what is guessed, is more important than how it looks, dealing with what each character expects of life.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Sunday in the Country scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is A Sunday in the Country easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is A Sunday in the Country violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is A Sunday in the Country sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does A Sunday in the Country end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

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Surprise37

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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