The Country I Come From

The Country I Come From

94 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Oct. 19, 1956

One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his exact double. Julien is in love with Marinette, a pretty waitress, but he is too shy to make any romantic overtures. Eric decides to give the course of true love a helping hand by pretending to be Julien. Meanwhile, Eric’s fabulously wealthy uncle has sent his minions out to bring him back home, so that he may celebrate Christmas in the bosom of his family.

The Country I Come From

94 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Oct. 19, 1956

The Country I Come From
One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his exact double. Julien is in love with Marinette, a pretty waitress, but he is too shy to make any romantic overtures. Eric decides to give the course of true love a helping hand by pretending to be Julien. Meanwhile, Eric’s fabulously wealthy uncle has sent his minions out to bring him back home, so that he may celebrate Christmas in the bosom of his family.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers
Original title Le pays d'où je viens
Directors Marcel Carné
Writers Jacques Emmanuel, Marcel Carné, Marcel Achard

Cast

Gilbert Bécaud

as Julien Barrère / Éric Perceval

Françoise Arnoul

as Marinette Hardouin

Jean Toulout

as Oncle Ludovic

Claude Brasseur

as Roland

André Gabriello

as le patron de la brasserie