Western

Name: Western
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: July 24, 1998
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Alain Luc Guhur, Bernard Mazzinghi, Daphné Gaudefroy, Élisabeth Vitali, Jean-Louis Dupont

1998

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New Yorker Films | Release Date: July 24, 1998 | Not Rated

Starring: Alain Luc Guhur, Bernard Mazzinghi, Daphné Gaudefroy, Élisabeth Vitali, Jean-Louis Dupont, Karine LeLièvre, Marie Matheron, Olivier Herveet, Sacha Bourdo, Sergi López

Summary: Catalonian Paco is a traveling rep for a shoe manufacturer. When he stops to pick up Russian emigree hitchhiker Nino, Paco soon finds himself on the side of the road with everything stolen out from under him. Local gift shop owner Marinette gives the Spaniard a lift. Their mutual attraction manifests itself quickly, and Paco, who was firedCatalonian Paco is a traveling rep for a shoe manufacturer. When he stops to pick up Russian emigree hitchhiker Nino, Paco soon finds himself on the side of the road with everything stolen out from under him. Local gift shop owner Marinette gives the Spaniard a lift. Their mutual attraction manifests itself quickly, and Paco, who was fired over the stolen-car episode, hangs around. When he happens to spot Nino in the same town, he beats up the scrawny Russian, who lands in the hospital. Oddly enough, this marks the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Paco and Nino soon take the trip down the road together.… Expand

Director: Manuel Poirier

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 124 min

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Kevin Thomas

Western is a delightfully subtle and perceptive blend of romantic comedy and road movie. [07 Aug 1998, p.F8]

Joshua Klein

The film toys with the idea that your identity is determined not by where you're from but where you find love. It's an intriguing theory that makes the otherwise simple movie seem more complex and frequently affecting. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Charlotte O'Sullivan

All in all, Western is a movie that leaks into the heart. With rootlessness and security painfully entangled right to the end, our delight in these characters feels well-earned. [10 May 1998, p.8]

Janet Maslin

A funny, romantic film filled with cozy intimacies and lovely, wide-screen images of the French countryside. Read full review

Peter Stack

Director Manuel Poirier (Antonio's Girlfriend) is easygoing in the way he uses Paco and Nino to poke through veneers of machismo. Read full review

Lisa Nesselson

Viewers who don’t share the director’s obvious affection for his often funny characters will find the pic too long and too diffuse, but its cumulative rewards are ample. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Go see Western because the first 98% is sly, endearing, and clever fun. As for the ending, do what you did for Aliens III and/or IV: just pretend it never happened. Read full review

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