The Girl from Paris (2003)

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

An engaging movie with a story that's been addressed before but rarely with the believable performances as this one. I fell in love with the main characters, and even the minor ones, as the story is revealed of the beauty of farm life with it's many hardships. This is your life, everyone. This is a four star picture with a blurry fourth star because of a rush to the finish. I have to guess who is in the casket, which bothers me, but having to guess how the life of the girl and the old man will go on doesn't. The film may be criticized for its realistic portrayal of slaughter of animals, but I say, "get over it," and appreciate the great performances of the main characters.

This is not a review, but a warning. The film is well described in most of the reviews here, so I'll not add my own in that regard. Besides, I never got past the slaughter of the pig. Watching that pig struggle and scream in terror, then hang numbly before being shot was it for me.I am a vegetarian. Make of that what you will. Yes, I know animals are slaughtered on a farm. But this is a film, and I draw the line at slaughtering animals for entertainment of humans. We eat animals, use them to make clothing. Hey, animals eat each other. These are facts of life, but killing them for entertainment, no--not even if the animal was to be eaten. The film should have been issued with a warning to this effect.If you feel as I do, don't say I didn't warn you.

A wonderful film. However, I totally agree with the comments surrounding the gratuitous violence done to the farm animals. I kept hoping that there would be a disclaimer "No animals were hurt in the filming of this movie." I felt terrible. Animals died on-screen, so that I could see a movie? I highly recommend cutting those scenes out. As other people have mentioned, the deaths could have been simulated. I bought the DVD and enjoyed all the extras that were provided, Director interview, out-takes, alternate ending, etc, but because of the callous and unnecessary slaughter of the animals, I would not recommend this film to anyone without first warning them of these murderous scenes. How sad that not one of the cast or crew cared about animal rights.

Sandrine Dumez (Mathilde Seignier) as a farmer and Adrien (Michel Serrault) the owner of the farm, make a debating couple about the future of the farmers in France. It is a hard job, why does a young wife as Sandrine Dumez choose for it? And why does she try to do it all alone? In her former nine to five job in an office as a teacher she was very good to. In her loneliness she has the time to appreciate nature and she lives in complete freedom and without attachment. Until the moment she encounters by accident a youth friend... Moving picture about the question of the choice in life between freedom in nature and companionableness in town.