The Grand Highway

1h 44min

Drama

Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

Production Companies

TF1 Films Production

Flach Film

Séléna Audiovisuel

Cast

Anémone

Anémone

Marcelle
Christine Pascal

Christine Pascal

Claire, Louis' mother
Pascale Roberts

Pascale Roberts

Yvonne, Martine's mother
Marie Matheron

Marie Matheron

Solange, Martine's sister
Daniel Rialet

Daniel Rialet

Simon, Solange's fiancé
André Lacombe

André Lacombe

Hippolyte, gravedigger
Denise Péron

Denise Péron

Marie, aka 'La Grenouille'
Jean Cherlian

Jean Cherlian

'Le Gros'
Thierry Flamand

Thierry Flamand

Doctor Gauthier
Marcelle Lucas

Marcelle Lucas

Poultry plucker
Jeanne Allaire

Jeanne Allaire

Poultry plucker
Marie-Therese Allairi

Marie-Therese Allairi

Butcher shop customer
Paul Bichon

Paul Bichon

Pelo's boyfriend
Henri Cassard

Henri Cassard

Raymond, postman

Release date

25th Mar 1987

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français