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Conversations with My Gardener

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2007 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Funny with heart.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    100% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $26 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jean Becker

  • Daniel AuteuilThe painter, aka 'Dupinceau'
  • Jean-Pierre DarroussinLéo, the gardener aka 'Dujardin'
  • Fanny CottençonHélène
  • Alexia BarlierMagda, painter's pupil
  • Hiam AbbassThe gardener's wife
  • Élodie NavarreCarole, painter's daughter
  • Roger Van HoolTony, another painter
  • Michel LagueyrieRené, painting equipment dealer
  • Christian SchiarettiCharles, future husband of Carole
  • Jean-Claude Bolle-ReddatThe mayor