My Afternoons with Margueritte
Release date: 2010-06-02
Votes: 245
Genres: Drama, Comedy
An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.
Reviews
Andres Gomez
Simple and very well told story with a role made to the size of Depardieu
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