''Conversations with My Gardener'' (french: Dialogue avec mon jardinier) is a 2007 French film directed by
Jean Becker.
Plot
A
painter returns from Paris to his childhood home in rural France. The painter notices that the house's once-impressive vegetable garden has fallen into neglect, and he advertises for a gardener to put it back into shape. The gardener who responds is a former schoolmate. The painter discovers the bucolic side of life and its beauty. Over the next several months, the two different men become friends through long conversations. Through the eyes of each other, they experience the world in a new light. The gardener's occasional stomach cramps is identified as cancer and soon he passes away. The painter takes the insights his friend has given him and shares them through an
art exhibition
An art exhibition is traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhi ...
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Cast
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Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Fest ...
- The painter "Dupinceau"
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jean-Pierre Darroussin (born 4 December 1953) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was born in Courbevoie, France.
Theater
Filmography Actor
*1992: '' Riens du tout'' (directed by Cédric Klapisch starring Fabrice Luchini, Daniel Berlioux) ...
: The gardener "Dujardin"
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Fanny Cottençon
Fanny Cottençon (born 11 May 1957) is a French actress and film producer, born in Port-Gentil, Gabon (then in French Equatorial Africa). In 1983 she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her effort in the movie ''L'Étoile du Nord ...
: Hélène, the wife of "Dupinceau"
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Élodie Navarre : Carole, the daughter of "Dupinceau"
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Alexia Barlier : Magda
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Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass ( ar, هيام عباس, he, היאם עבאס; born 30 November 1960), also Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director.
Personal life
Hiam Abbass was born in Nazareth, Israel, to a Muslim Arab family. She was raised ...
: The wife of "Dujardin"
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Nicolas Vaude : Jean-Etienne
* Roger Van Hool : Tony
Accolades
References
External links
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2007 films
2000s French-language films
2007 drama films
Films directed by Jean Becker
Films based on French novels
French drama films
2000s French films
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