The Grocer's Son

• Nicolas Cazalé: Antoine Sforza
• Clotilde Hesme: Claire
• Daniel Duval: Father Sforza
• Jeanne Goupil: Mother Sforza
• Stéphan Guérin - Tillié: François Sforza
• Liliane Rovere: Lucienne
• Paul Crauchet: Clément
• Chad Chenouga: Hassan
• Ludmila Ruoso: Sophie
• Benoît Giros: Fernand
• Jean -Luc Boucherot: village doctor

The hawkers is a French film directed by Éric Guirado from the year 2007. On television, he was entitled The hawkers of Provence.

Action

Ten years ago, Antoine Sforza moved from a small village in Provence, where his parents run a small mom and pop shop in the city of Lyon. He keeps it never last long in a job that is still alive, as he had just moved into the apartment and secretly loves his neighbor Claire. He earns his money as a waiter, but often comes too late, so the boss is dissatisfied with him. One day he learns that his father had a heart attack. He goes to the hospital, but only speaks with his mother and his brother François. The relationship within the family is excited. François has remained in the village of parents, where he runs a barber shop. With his wife, he has begun to build a house outside of the village. Before his parents, he conceals the fact that his wife left him a few months ago.

Since Father Sforza has to stay in hospital for a long time, asks the mother Antoine, help out in this time in the store. First Antoine refuses, then decides, however, to accept the offer, but he is like an employee paid by the family. He goes by Claire in the Provence, which wants to prepare himself in silence on her high school diploma. While Claire is already 26, but plans to catch her ​​Abi, to then start in Spain studying can. Antoine has the task, with the food van to drive through the remote mountain villages and sell goods locally. The first tour runs bad, so he does not manage to address the different mentalities of the buyer does not deal with arrangements that meets his father for years with certain customers and brings in many customers the impression of being a rude man. Especially the old Lucienne is outraged at Antoine's appearance, especially since he can not use many of their special requests. As Antoine returns to his parents' store, he would give up the flying trade the most. Only Claire shows him the next day at the common junction, as he is better at dealing with customers. Both paint the car finally colorful and the customers like the new appearance.

One day gives Claire Antoine an envelope with their mock exam for a high school with, he should hand it in at the post office. However, it ejects the envelope on the open road away, where do you find him a villager and brings to load the Sforza. Claire is outraged. As Antoine tells her that he does not want, she goes to Spain, she travels back to Lyon. Another reason was the increasingly poor climate in the family, father Sforza is but prematurely returned from rehab back to the village. He takes everything that makes his son wrong, also constantly criticized his wife and overworked despite warning of doctors. It was only when he breaks down again, he gives in and allows himself more rest. Antoine holds no more of the mood in the family and moves into a house in the wilderness, which is part of Lucienne. He had made with his mother debt that he wants to work. Then he wants to go back to town and never come back. In an exit he sees the car of his brother are on a path to the river. At the last second he may François pull out of the water, who wanted to kill himself. François comes to the hospital. Only now experiences the family that he was abandoned by his wife, who, in turn, is expecting a child by another man. She has already cheated François over several years. Antoine there to think that he did not recognize that it is his brother bad - because both have never talked to each other. He now reconciled out with Claire, who comes back to Provence. It was adopted at the Spanish university, has previously but two months. Father Antoine Sforza makes the suggestion that he could take over the store, but he would withdraw from the business fall. Antoine does not know whether to accept the offer. He takes after some time his friend Hassan in the shop, to take care of the business in the village. He still travels of goods, while his parents go on vacation. Together with Claire enjoys Antoine now his work.

Production

The hawkers was shot example in Lyon and Rosans. The film experienced on June 15, 2007 at the Cabourg Film Festival made ​​its debut and came on August 15, 2007 in the French cinema. On 25 October 2007 the film was in Switzerland and was on display from April 24, 2008 in the German cinemas. In December 2008, the film was released on DVD and ran on 7 June 2009 at the First German television.

Criticism

For the filmdienst The hawkers had a " summer comedy with fascinating landscapes, with convincing actors describes a return to the very roots and without transfiguring look evokes the beauty of a simple life. "

Cinema felt the film as " a bit too idyllic. But its almost documentary accuracy leaves no room for kitsch. Conclusion: Clear - melancholic portrait of a young man who learns to value the pleasures of country life. "

Awards

Nicolas Cazalé was nominated for his role as Antoine Sforza 2008 Best for a César in the category Newcomer.