
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...... (Full plot summary below)
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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...
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| european-films.netBoyd van HoeijAnyone expecting huge explosions and frenetic car chases might be disappointed, but it will satisfy those looking for an intimate drama in which the conversation is at least a tad more sophisticated than "Letsgetoudahere!" |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordTwo outstanding performances and marvelously written dialogue make "Conversations with my Gardener" so engrossing that the picture is well on its way before one recognizes its time worn formula. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)David GrittenSuch life lessons could clearly seem maudlin and patronising. But director Jean Becker and his two excellent leads opt for understatement, and the film finally achieves a subtle triumph - a mood that is both celebratory and bittersweet. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsAn intimate, revealing and moving portrait of two men, the joys of Conversations With My Gardener lie in the exchanges between Daniel Auteuil's painter and Jean-Pierre Darroussin's gardener. It is a pleasure to watch two of the veterans of French Cinema a |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordDirector Jean Becker and his cast and equally talented crew give us a simple and elegant masterpiece about the love shared by two friends. |
| London Evening StandardDerek MalcolmThis is simply made, well acted and in the end movingly able to show us how two totally different men cleave to each other. |
| Sky CinemaTim EvansA sweet-natured, truthful tale, this one is definitely a grower. |
| GuardianCath ClarkeThese are two very good actors and they do well to get over some shocking script cliches of the artistic variety as Auteuil earnestly instructs his old friend on the creative process. |
| Times (UK)Kevin MaherConversations with My Gardener is an affectionate rural French character piece that is mercilessly devoid of any message other than an appreciation of close friendship and the simple rustic pleasures of kippers and fresh vegetables. |
| Film4Tom DawsonThis two-hander may not take many formal risks but it remains a gentle, humane work that's beautifully acted by Auteuil and Darroussin. |