A day in the country is a movie directed by Jean Renoir in 1946 and based on the book A Country Excursion by Guy de Maupassant, first published in 1881. The movie features Sylvia Bataille, Jane Marken, Georges D’Arnoux, André Gabriello, Jacques B, Brunius, and others.
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Storyline
A tenderly comic idyll about a city family’s picnic in the French countryside and the romancing of the mother and grown daughter by two local men. A warmly humanist vignette that ranks among Renoir’s most lyrical works, with a love for nature imbuing its every beautiful frame.
Movie vs Book
Year
1946
Minutes
40
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
A Day in the Country
Original title: Partie de campagne
Director: Jean Renoir
Country: France
Year: 1946
Length: 40m
Year
1881
Pages
20
Book Rate
6.52
S: Goodreads
Book
A Country Excursion
Original title: Une partie de campagne
Author: Guy de Maupassant
Country: France
First published in: 1881
Length: 20 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“The purest experience for the movie is not to have read the book because when you've read the book you're just ticking off boxes.”
ZACK SNYDER (Filmmaker)