Conversations with my Gardener

Date:
2nd April 2025

Cert: 12

Duration: 1h 49min

A painter returns from Paris to his childhood home in rural France. The gardener he employs turns out to be a former school friend. A pleasing film of male friendship and conversation! Absorbingly entertaining.

Audience Reactions

41, B: 09, C: 04, D: 0, E: 0

A: A wonderful film. Such natural actors – inspirational .(A) Excellent! Very moving (A) Very engaging. (A) Wonderfully funny and touching with many valuable messages for life! (A)   Wonderful (A)   Charming & very amusing. Very good acting – delightful characters. (A) A very moving depiction of an unlikely friendship (A) Loved it – 5 star! (A)
I loved the renewed friendship and perspective on life that we forget as we get older. (A)      Well-made film. (A)
Superb film, great acting. Very moving(A) The film spoke for itself – very funny (A) Beautiful love story (A) Fabulous interplay between gardener & painter. Loved Mozart at the end. (A) Excellent and great soundtrack and dog. Good friendship movie. Pity about the digital interruptions. (A) Simple joys – delight throughout. And Jack Brymer! (A)   Wonderful narrative of a friendship. (A) Really enjoyed that. Pity about the hiccups (A) What a lovely film. How do the French avoid American sentimentality? (A)   Great male relationships! (A) Wise words from ones gardener. (A)
A refreshing take on male friendship. Very enjoyable. (A) A beautiful film. Beautifully acted. (A) Brilliant film. Reflection on life, village and Paris (A) Magnifique! Amazing acting, script, pace (A) A beautiful film. A classic. (A) Wonderful humour & so sensitive – so French! (A) Charming – Real. Not a wrong step (A)
A beautiful film of rediscovery and the resurrection of meaning in a lifetime that has become predictable and cliché – And of the impermanence of life. (A)     Very enjoyable – a gentle & intelligent film full of warmth. (A) Even better the second time. Wonderful, maybe because I love art, music and gardening! (A) A superb fusion of the two different worlds! (A) A beautiful film, finely acted. (A) Beautifully moving portrayal of male friendship in later life. Absorbing story beautifully told. Natural & believable. (A)      Beautiful film. I’m quite sure le jardinier would have had a thing or two to say about the digital technology. His slick show had no such problems haha! (A) Charming – a delight-lovely music . (A)

B: Very moving. (B) Two really excellent actors! (B) Life affirming and very amusing – good combination (B)

C: Entertaining – some good lines. (C) Lovely but a little sentimental. (C) I enjoyed this mostly feel-good film. Great to have a humorous film & one in French. Shame about the technical glitches!(C)