Movie: The Girl From Paris

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.