The Grand Highway

Praised to the high heavens in France, where it was the number 1 French-produced film of the year and the recipient of six Cesar nominations, THE GRAND HIGHWAY has been compared to the films of Jean Renoir and Marcel Pagnol for its portrayal of provincial life and to those of Francois Truffaut for its handling of childhood. Unfortunately, the film is an uninventive, calculated look at the charm, innocence, and simplicity of country life that falls flat in all but a few scenes. Hubert is a high-strung nine-year-old Parisian who is taken to the country for a few weeks while his pregnant mother (Pascal) has her baby. He soon finds the peaceful village where he is stay...