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Mashomack Estate,
Upsate New York,
Summer 2003
The slow decay and decline of an agricultural industry - iron twisting and turning, paint peeling wood turning grey, green weeds thrusting through brick stone and concrete, nature taking back control where mans eyes have been averted.
Irving Plaza NYC Sept 10th 2004
Sold out weeks before hand, this was the triumphant return to their roots after taking the rest of the world by the scfruff of its neck and giving it a good shaking.
The magic of the teeming boardwalk, the flash of light and burn of the sun, tacky signs beckoning you to the screaming thrill of the rides or the fascinating charade of the freak show, and the sour smell of sweat and Nathan's hot dogs.
Coney Island
July 2003
The son - thirty year old Antoine Sforza - left his village ten years before in order to start a new life in the big city. His father, a traveling grocer, is in hospital after a stroke, he is persuaded by his mother to come back to replace him in his daily rounds. He is accompanied by his Parisian girl friend Claire, who he is hesitant to committ to.
Back in the village with Clair's help he does the job half-satisfactorily. Too blunt, not in harmony with the locals, he offends them more than he serves them. Fortunately Claire, who has more business acumen, helps him to improve his skills. On the other hand, the relationships are tense with his brother François and even worse with his father, who despises him. So when the latter is back in the village, the situation deteriorates.
A small treasure of a film.
Ultimately,
this surprise French box-office hit is about the coming-of-age of a man
re-discovering life and love in the countryside.
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