French films often have the distinction of being long and drawn out. The only reason I watch French films is because I'm learning to speak French and am working under the delusion that watching long, boring French movies will help the cause. It doesn't, but I still queue them up on Netflix.
The Girl From Paris was okay, and presented a slice of life French countryside style. Basically a girl from Paris decided to take up farming, particularly goat herding, and the movie makes it all seem rather idyllic except for the parts where they actually slaughter a pig and later in the movie a cow. Blah. Watching real animals die is not my cup of tea, so I closed my eyes until the deaths were completed. But that's farming, right? The girl strikes up a relationship with a crotchety old farmer and they become friends in the end. Overall, the movie was predictable and okay, and if you're learning French this is a good one to choose, except for the two slaughter parts that I mentioned.
I think this film should be done American-style. It could be really cute and funny. American films (done correctly) allow for character development and would kindly omit the gory animal deaths -- even though since most of us eat meat maybe we should witness the kind of suffering we cause animals because of our flesh eating appetites.
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