A Year in Provence
starring: John Thaw, Lindsay Duncan, Jean-Pierre Delage, Jo Doumerg, Marcel Champel
directed by: David Tucker
directed by: David Tucker
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767038379
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767038371
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 25, 2001
Running Time: 360 minutes
Sales Rank: 6416
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 21, 1993
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
A Year in Provence, the made-for-TV version of the bestselling book by Peter Mayle, captures a year in the lives of Brits Mayle (John Thaw) and his wife Annie (Lindsay Duncan) in southern France. The Mayles both revel in and endure what for most would be a fantasy experience: leaving dull jobs, acquiring an old farmhouse in Provence, and (for Peter) attempting to write a novel in the midst of bucolic countryside, gourmet food and drink, and interesting people. With an Agatha Christie-meets-To the Manor Born sensibility, the Mayles brave mistral winds, truffle season and the Mafia that surrounds it, exasperating neighbors, constant summer guests, an attempt at old-fashioned winemaking, and a Father Christmas drama--all while trying to renovate their kitchen.
This is not an in-depth look at expatriate living; rather, Mayle gives us a pastiche of the comedic situations he and his wife find themselves in. Some viewers may yearn for more shots of the scenic locations and a more serious treatment of Provençal culture, but most will find this a whimsical adventure and an entertaining slice of fantasy meets reality. --Stefanie Durbin
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- Succulently FunnyI bought the DVD of this series because my VHS tapes of the same series are worn out. It's full of ... Read More
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- scenery brings back memoriesA group of friends rented a home in Provence last year and this video brought back so many memories ... Read More
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- A Year in Provence DVDI live in Australia and have been trying for years to obtain first the video and now the DVD. I have ... Read More
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- Year in ProvenceThat I could spend a similar year. Entertaining and a joy to see and not only for the local.
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- great vacation for your brainI had seen parts of "A Year inProvence" when it was on A&E origianlly (many years ago). And I had really ... Read More
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