Welcome to the Sticks

Welcome to the Sticks

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Release Date

2/20/2008

Runtime

106 mins

Overview

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost. The trouble is that he is caught red-handed while trying to scam an inspector. Philippe is immediately banished to the distant unheard of town of Bergues, in the Far North of France...

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$245,144,417

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A romantic comedy about a man exiled from the French Riviera to the industrial north, discovering that home and happiness aren't where you expect them. It's a warm, funny exploration of cultural clash and the possibility of belonging in unlikely places.

Mood

BittersweetWistfulHopefulWhimsical

Themes

LoveIdentity

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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