Hunting and Gathering
Hunting and Gathering is a 2007 French romantic film based on the writer Anna Gavalda's 2004 novel Hunting and Gathering. It was directed by Claude Berri, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Audrey Tautou, Guillaume Canet, Laurent Stocker, Françoise Bertin and Alain Sachs. It premiered on 21 March 2007.
Plot
The film opens showing the day-to-day life of an elderly lady named Paulette. Paulette lives alone, dedicated to her animals, in particular her cats, and her garden. Her worst fear is of dying far from her home and garden. However, when she takes a fall she is sent to hospital who then advise that she recovers in a nursing-home, much to her dismay.
More details
| author | Claude Berri |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Claude Berri |
| editor | François Gédigier |
| genre | drama romance |
| keywords | build buy cleaning lady comedy club cry day off dedicate drink elderly lady end entertain erotic dance falling in love flirt follow home and garden live at move nurse old woman pass punk rock return home sexual orientation sexual relationship shop train station turn walk want |
| musicBy | Frédéric Botton |
| nomination | European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film |
| producer | Claude Berri |
| publisher | Pathé |
| recordedAt | Paris |
| theme | romantic drama |