Saturday, May 9, 2009

The Grocer's Son

When Antoine's father has a heart attack and is restricted to the hospital and rest, Antoine is convinced to help out with the family market. His job is to take over the traveling grocery van that travels into the country side of France to provide goods to the sparse population. Antoine is not happy to be stuck in this "country bumpkin" job and his customers can tell. The entire scenario is complicated by the fact that Antoine borrows money from his mom (which he is paying off by driving the van) to help support a girlfriends dream. The setup screams family feud, learn something about yourself and your roots and make peace with your past. And all of this happens in due course. The French country scenery and chemistry between the players makes this fun to watch.
4-stars

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