A Day in the Country

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A Day in the Country

1946

0h 41m

7.3(198 votes)

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Romance

Comedy

Overview

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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14 members

Acting

Sylvia Bataille

Henriette

Acting

Jane Marken

Madame Dufour

Acting

Georges D'Arnoux

Henri

Acting

Jacques Brunius

Rodolphe

Acting

André Gabriello

Monsieur Dufour

Acting

Gabrielle Fontan

La Grand' Mère

Directing

Jean Renoir

Père Poulain

Editing

Marguerite Renoir

La Servante

Acting

Paul Temps

Anatole

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Directing

Jacques Becker

Seminarian (uncredited)

Writing

Pierre Lestringuez

Un Vieux Curé

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Writing

Georges Bataille

Seminarian (uncredited)

Directing

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Seminarian (uncredited)

Camera

Alain Renoir

Boy Fishing (uncredited)

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