The Grand Highway

The Grand Highway (1987)

Le Grand Chemin

Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

Date of release
1987-03-25
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (126)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jean-Loup Hubert

Casting

  • Anémone — Marcelle
  • Richard Bohringer — Pelo
  • Antoine Hubert — Louis
  • Vanessa Guedj — Martine
  • Christine Pascal — Claire, Louis' mother
  • Pascale Roberts — Yvonne, Martine's mother
  • Marie Matheron — Solange, Martine's sister
  • Daniel Rialet — Simon, Solange's fiancé
  • Jean-François Dérec — Driver
  • Raoul Billerey — Priest
  • André Lacombe — Hippolyte, gravedigger
  • Denise Péron — Marie, aka 'La Grenouille'

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