Lotterywest Festival Films :: The Grocer's Son

The Grocer's Son

Director: Eric Guirado · 96min · M
In French with subtitles

The rolling countryside of Provence may be a dream vacation spot, but it is the last place in the world that Antoine wants to be. In this variation on the Prodigal Son, Antoine reluctantly returns to his rural hometown after ten years in the big city when his father is hospitalised. Touching and honest, with an eye for character and the small battles of everyday life, this apparently simple story of a son’s return to his village captures family dynamics perceptively, revealing decades of stored grievances.

Antoine finds himself driving the family grocery cart from hamlet to hamlet, delivering supplies to the few remaining villagers and discovering in the process that he has a lot to learn. The Grocer’s Son is a triumphant accumulation of such quirky, perfectly observed details – it’s a gem of a film.

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Ultimately, this surprise French box office hit is about the coming-of-age of a man rediscovering life and love in the countryside
Inside Film

Unfolds with subtlety, humour and affection … and becomes in the process a pure enchantment
Los Angeles Times

Supported By

  • Lotterywest
  • The University of Western Australia
  • The West Australian
  • Edith Cowan University
  • Watershed Premium Wines
  • The Waterboys
  • Must Winebar
  • ABC 720

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Somerville

23 Mar–29 Mar

Joondalup Pines, ECU

30 Mar–5 Apr

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    Phone: (08) 6488 1732

    Savour 132 fabulous nights of the best world cinema under the stars at the magnificent picture garden, the Somerville Auditorium. Direct from international festivals, all the films are first release and exclusive to the Perth Festival. What better way to spend an evening than picnicking with friends before the sun sets and the silver screen lights up?

    Bring a picnic or select from the mouthwatering summer foods available at the venue.

    INFO: 6488 1732
    From 6pm nightly: 0410 699 075
    Lost property: 6488 2691

    Parking available around the university, entrance at the Winthrop Ave and Stirling Hwy intersection.

    Door sales from 6.30pm nightly.
    Picnickers are welcome from 6.30pm but must be seated by 8.15pm.
    Screenings cancelled if raining.

    Joondalup Pines, ECU

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    Address: 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup

    Phone: 6304 5888

    Joondalup Pines is the only premier outdoor cinema north of Perth, situated in the heart of Joondalup on the Edith Cowan University campus.

    Its lakeside setting and BBQ facilities make this absolutely ideal for catching up with friends for a picnic and chat before the film starts at 8.30pm.

    The Pines' caterers, the Butty Bar, has coffee, snacks, ice-creams and drinks available nightly from 7pm, with a variety of delicious hot and cold food on offer Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

    INFO: 6304 5888
    From 7.30pm nightly: 0407 420 503

    Parking
    Available at the university, follow on campus signage for availabe car parks, click here for a campus map.

    Door sales from 7.30pm nightly.
    Patrons are welcome to picnic lakeside from 6.30pm but must be seated by 8.15pm.
    Screenings cancelled if raining.

  • Price

    • Standard 10 Ticket Pack $115
    • Friends 10 Ticket Pack $105
    • 6 Ticket Pack $69
    • Lotto Players 6 Ticket Pack $66
    • Standard $14
    • Friends $11.5
    • Concession $11.5
    • Students $9

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