François le Champi, English The Country Waif, 1976, France Drama fiction movie, dir. Lazare Iglesis
François le Champi is French movie based on a short novel by George Sand, published in 1848. It is one of his socalled rural novels, written mainly during the years 18401850, and which evoke peasant life. Review source denis76 February 24, 2021 A beautiful little tale from 1848 I like the country, peasant and regional style. In addition, it fits with the book that I just finished In the skin of our ancestors . .. It s off to a good start, and if it continues like this, 4 stars, maybe. And it takes place in Berry, the homeland of George Sand, near Sologne, my second favorite region. . François is a mushroom, a child placed in the hospice. At 6 years old, he was taken in by the pretty Madeleine, the meunière. He works hard at 10, and he s even accepted by the inconvenient sucker. But at 17, the miller s hen, Sévère, hurts him. It is returned by C
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