The Girl from Paris

eam come true: become a farmer. Adrien (Michel Serrault) is an old and taciturn farmer who agrees to sell his land before retiring.  Agreeing to let Adrien stay on for an extra year, Sandrine takes over the farm and begins implementing her own innovations.  Sandrine succeeds where Adrien was sure she would fail; she earns a living in the spring and summer by opening up the farm to tourists and selling goat cheese over the internet.  The arrival of winter changes the tide and brings conflicting emotions: Sandrine faces the harsh isolation of the Rhone-Alps, but a growing attachment to the ailing  Adrien and his grudging acceptance are unexpected complications.  Between curiosity and misunderstandings, Sandrine and Adrien are forced to live side by side when the only thing they share is their love for mountains and nature.

Nominated for 2 Cesar Awards in France, including Best First Feature Film, THE GIRL FROM PARIS was a box office smash, grossing over $12 million US dollars.  The directorial debut of Christian Carion, THE GIRL FROM PARIS powerfully evokes the spectacular Rhone Alps, the beauty, simplicity and hardships of farm life, taking chances and dealing with the necessary sacrifices, the ever present conflict between city and rural, past and present, the cycles of nature and life.  THE GIRL FROM PARIS recently screened at the 2003 Palm Springs International Film Festival where it received an Honorable Mention for the John Schlesinger Award (Best Debut Film).