
Film
The Country I Come From
1956· 1h 34m· Comedy· Fantasy
One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his exact double. Julien is in love with Marinette, a pretty waitress, but he is too shy to make any romantic overtures. Eric decides to give the course of true love a helping hand by pretending to be Julien. Meanwhile, Eric’s fabulously wealthy uncle has sent his minions out to bring him back home, so that he may celebrate Christmas in the bosom of his family.
1956-10-19
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Key Crew
DirectorMarcel Carné
WriterJacques Emmanuel
ProducerClément Duhour
Director of PhotographyPhilippe Agostini
EditorPaulette Robert
Full cast & crew (12 cast · 10 crew)
Details
Released1956-10-19
Runtime1h 34m
StatusReleased
LanguagesFrench
CountriesFrance
Rating6.8/10 · 10 votes
Original languagefr
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