Conversations with My Gardener
Conversations with My Gardener

Conversations with My Gardener

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2007
1h 49m
6.5(130 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

A successful artist, weary of Parisian life and on the verge of divorce, returns to the country to live in his childhood house. He needs someone to make a real vegetable garden again out of the wilderness it has become. The gardener happens to be a former schoolfriend. A warm, fruitful conversation starts between the two men.

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

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Cast & Crew

27 members
Acting

Daniel Auteuil

The painter, aka 'Dupinceau'

Daniel Auteuil
Acting

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Léo, the gardener aka 'Dujardin'

Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Acting

Fanny Cottençon

Hélène

Fanny Cottençon
Acting

Alexia Barlier

Magda, painter's pupil

Alexia Barlier
Acting

Hiam Abbass

The gardener's wife

Hiam Abbass
Acting

Élodie Navarre

Carole, painter's daughter

Élodie Navarre
Acting

Roger Van Hool

Tony, another painter

Roger Van Hool
Acting

Michel Lagueyrie

René, painting equipment dealer

Michel Lagueyrie
Acting

Christian Schiaretti

Charles, future husband of Carole

Christian Schiaretti
Acting

Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat

The mayor

Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
Acting

Bernard Crombey

Durieux, painter's friend

Bernard Crombey
Acting

Nicolas Vaude

Jean-Etienne, photographer

Nicolas Vaude
Acting

Coralie André

The saleswoman

Coralie André
Acting

Monique Roussel

The widow Juliette

Monique Roussel
Acting

André Lutrand

Father Colin

André Lutrand
Acting

Elric Thomas

The dentist

Elric Thomas
Acting

Mickey Dedaj

Paramedic

Mickey Dedaj
Acting

Stephane Kordylas

Paramedic

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Brigitte Masure

Nurse

Brigitte Masure
Acting

Luce Bekistan

Women

Luce Bekistan
Acting

Isabelle Doyen

Women

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Nadine Chabrier

Women

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Jemmy Walker

Women

Jemmy Walker
Crew

Laurent Boismaré

Guy Stefanini, the son-in-law

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Pierre Tourette

The gym teacher

Pierre Tourette
Acting

Domenico Boasso

Bardagaud

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Frédéric Lodéon

Voice on the radio (voice)

Frédéric Lodéon

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