A Day in the Country Movie Review 1946

The son of the famed painter gives us the moving tale of a young woman's sudden and intense love for a man she meets while on a picnic with her family. Beautifully adapted from a story by Guy de Maupassant. Renowned photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson contributed to the wonderful cinematography. Subtitled.

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Available on VHS
Running time 40 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Only the Lonely, Adapted from a Story, Books to Film: Guy de Maupassant

Cast

Sylvia Bataille, Georges Darnoux, Jane (Jeanne) Marken, Paul Temps

Cinematography

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Director

Jean Renoir

Producer

Pierre Braunberger