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The Country I Come From (1956)

Original title: Le pays d'où je viens

1956-10-19 · 1h 34m · FR
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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.

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Marcel CarnéDirector, WriterMarcel AchardWriterJacques EmmanuelWriter

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Gilbert BécaudGilbert BécaudJulien Barrère / Éric PercevalFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise ArnoulMarinette HardouinJean TouloutJean TouloutOncle LudovicClaude BrasseurClaude BrasseurRolandAndré GabrielloAndré Gabriellole patron de la brasserieMarcel BozzuffiMarcel BozzuffiCamille GuériniCamille Guérini

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Genre affinityComedy · FantasyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference264144Actor preference264916 · 308620 · 605678Country preferenceFrDecade preference1950

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What is The Country I Come From about?

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.

How long is The Country I Come From?

The Country I Come From has a runtime of 94 minutes.