Film

Out in the Country

1995 · 1h 48m · Romance · Comedy · Drama

IMDb

7.1

In this French drama, an urban professional gives up his fast-track life in favor of the quiet of country life. Benoit now lives as a toymaker who sells games at his chic Paris art gallery. The film opens with young Lila as she is being released from prison. Immediately, she sets out to see her sister in Brionne, a tiny Normandy town. As soon as he sees her, the rather quiet Benoit falls in love. Eventually, the emotionally scarred young woman falls in love with him too. Soon they move in together, and Lila gets to meet his ne'er-do-well friends. The couple are very happy for a while, but when Benoit's gallery goes belly-up, he begins acting strangely, leaving Lila feeling very unsure. Eventually she leaves him. Benoit then struggles to cope with his depression; after many drunken nights, a lost dog helps him find the peace he has been searching for.

Benoît Régent

Benoît

Judith Henry

Lila

Sergi López

Pablo

Jean-Jacques Vanier

Gaston

Serge Riaboukine

Emile

Élisabeth Commelin

Mylène

Laure Duthilleul

Françoise

Élisabeth Vitali

Cathy

Céline Poirier

Céline

• Manuel PoirierWriter · Director

Release date

April 5, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Romance, Comedy, Drama