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Conversations with My Gardener
6.5 / 10• 2007• 1h 49m•NR• French
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Daniel Auteuil
The painter, aka 'Dupinceau'
Lead
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Léo, the gardener aka 'Dujardin'
Fanny Cottençon
Hélène
Alexia Barlier
Magda, painter's pupil
Hiam Abbass
The gardener's wife
Élodie Navarre
Carole, painter's daughter
Roger Van Hool
Tony, another painter
Michel Lagueyrie
René, painting equipment dealer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Becker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Conversations with My Gardener is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
