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Cast
- Gérard DepardieuGermain
- MauraneFrancine
- Gisèle CasadesusMargueritte
- Jean-François StéveninJojo
- Patrick BouchiteyLandremont
- François-Xavier DemaisonGardini
- Claire MaurierLa mère
- Sophie GuilleminAnnette
- Anne Le GuernecLa mère jeune
- Mélanie BernierStéphanie
Recommendations
- 75
New York Post
Depardieu's days as a leading man might be over, but he has a bright future in quirky roles like Germain. - 70
Variety
French feel-good filmmaking to the max. Yet a heaping pile of cliches doesn't prevent this touchingly simplistic tale -- from exuding a strong and universal emotional appeal. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
An appealing coming-of-middle-age comedy, My Afternoons With Margueritte exhibits a pleasantly light touch even when dealing with some fairly weighty issues. - 70
Los Angeles Times
The film is a reminder of the pleasure to be found in simple things - reading a book, sitting on a park bench with a friend, spending an afternoon with Margueritte. - 60
Empire
Charming slice of small-town France. - 60
Time Out
While the screenplay, adapted from a novel by Marie-Sabine Roger, grows more clumsily trite as the film proceeds, the two leads are always enjoyable together. - 60
New York Daily News
If you could also use some time off, try his gentle new comedy. - 50
Slant Magazine
Germain's bonhomie with the bistro regulars has the feel of a TV comedy pilot, which is more than can be said of the monologues he speaks to his cat, one on the inadequacies of the dictionary.
