A Year in Provence
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Movie Reviews of A Year in Provence
Movie Review: Delightful
Summary: 5 Stars
It's close to the book but that's not important, it is delightful. Very enjoyable, epically if you know any French people (my wife). This isn't Star Wars or From Here to Eternity or some American big production, it is very well done and a pleasure to watch full of laughs. Movie Review: Peter Mayle's autobiographic novel
Summary: 5 Stars
Peter Mayle's autobiographic novel of his idealistic life in Provence, France.
A Year in Provence representation of a life cycle as in Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, from retirement in Britain to a second life as food critic and novelist, its trials and tribulations, and
A masterpiece, BBC mini-series closely follows the original novel, the beautiful scenery on location Bouches-du-Rh?ne, France & London, UK, only adds to the first rate cast: John Thaw as Peter Mayle and Lindsay Duncan as his wife Annie, Jean-Pierre Delage as Monsieur Colombani the French Master Plumber, Marcel Champel as Antoine Riviere his dubious neighbor, Jo Doumerg as Amedee Clement his partner, neighbor and friend, Alfred Molina as Tony Havers the abnoctious free loader house "guest" as a friend of a friend.
a UK BBC Production, in color, english language (a few french words), Run Time: 360 minutes, 12 episodes of 30 min. each, Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1,
NOT RATE it would rate as: USA & Canada: G; Brazil: L; France: CSA-10; Chile: F; Malaysia: U; Mexico: A; Netherlands: AL; Portugal: T; Romania: AP; South Africa: Family.
Highly Recommended.
Movie Review: Year in Provence
Summary: 5 Stars
Very true to the books by Peter Mayle - John Thaw is excellent. When locals speak French there are no subtitles and things are not always translated so you have a sense of tyhe the Mayles are going through.
Very droll look at trying to settle in to a new foreign culture
Each season is 1 1/2 hours so great value for money
Movie Review: Gentle humour
Summary: 4 Stars
This series based on the Peter Mayle's bestseller possesses a sly, pleasant humour about how two ex-Londoners try - often in vain - to insert themselves into ordinary life in Provence, France. As a frequent visitor to Provence, I love how the series showcases this gorgeous area without toppling into travelogue. The best elements, though, involve Peter and Annie Mayles dealing with the locals, many of them eccentric, all of them interesting. The humour isn't broad; it's gentle since nothing ever big or profound happens. The series offers bickering bakers, truffle-smelling pigs, stolen mailboxes and, of course, wonderful wines and spectaular food. The biggest challenge for some viewers will be the dialogue, about half of which is in Provencal French. If you don't know any French, you'll still understand what's going on - sort of. Footnote: If you're only familiar with John Thaw as Inspector Morse in that long-running British msytery series, you might need a while to accept him as the optimistic, if easily frustrated Mayle, but Thaw turns out to be just the right choice as does Lindsay Duncan (Rome) as his smart, less-linguistically-challenged wife.Movie Review: Succulently Funny
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the DVD of this series because my VHS tapes of the same series are worn out. It's full of wonderful characters and full of life.