Partie de campagne (1936)

A Day in the Country poster

English Title: A Day in the Country
Panthéon Productions
Starring:
 Gabrielle Fontan, Sylvia Bataille
Directed by: Jean Renoir

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Restored footage from an unfinished Renoir film. The Dufour family travels from Paris to the countryside to enjoy some fresh air and perhaps even some romance.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The oldest member of the family is Grandmother (Gabrielle Fontan) and when the family ventures out to find a picnic spot she sees a small tabby and white kitten running in the grass. She calls to the kitten and then scoops it up, hugging it tightly.

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan spots tabby kitten in grass

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan walking and hugging tabby kitten

Having chosen a spot beneath a cherry tree for their picnic, the family help Grandma into a chair brought out for her. She continues to hold the kitten on her lap through the picnic.

A Day in the Country - tabby kitten seen in grandmother's lap as blanet is spread on ground

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan sitting and holding tabby kitten at picnic

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan sitting and holding tabby kitten at picnic closer

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan sitting and holding tabby kitten at picnic

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan sitting and holding tabby kitten at picnic

At one point the tabby kitten seems to be falling asleep.

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan sitting and holding sleepy tabby kitten at picnic

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan sitting and holding tabby kitten at picnic with Madame Dufour Jane Marken leaning in

After they have eaten, the grandmother nods off with the kitten still in her lap.

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan sleeping and holding tabby kitten at picnic behind Madame Dufour Jane Marken

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan sleeping and holding tabby kitten at picnic behind Madame Dufour Jane Marken

Eventually the kitten jumps off the woman’s lap and the grandmother gets up and chases after it. Neither character is seen again.

A Day in the Country - grandmother Gabrielle Fontan sleeping with tabby kitten about to jump out of her lap

Final Mewsings: Picnics tire out grandmothers and kittens.


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