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A Day in the Country (1946) | Top 25% · CriticCrunch

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A Day in the Country

Movie1946·41 min

A Day in the Country

Directed by Jean Renoir

Drama Romance Comedy

A drama romance film directed by Jean Renoir.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 25%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

225 ratings

About A Day in the Country

The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Cozy
Story Tags: forbidden love, fate destiny, early 1900s, small town, international, romantic partners, strangers forced together, everyman, outsider misfit, nonlinear flashback, slow burn reveal, young first love, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Jean Renoir
Language: French

Cast

Sylvia Bataille, Jane Marken, Georges D'Arnoux

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How A Day in the Country Ranks

All movies

Top 25%

1940s movies

Top 47%

Drama movies

Top 25%

1940s Drama movies

Top 49%

Jean Renoir films#4 of 8

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the vibe

A Day in the Country Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetgentleapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfelt

contemplative

cozy

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackslow-burn revealforbidden lovefate destinyeverymanoutsider misfitromantic partnersstrangers forced togetheryoung first lovesweeping romancesmall towninternationalearly 1900s

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet