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| French | Un dimanche à la campagne |
| Directed by | Bertrand Tavernier |
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| Based on | Monsieur Ladmiral va bientôt mourir by Pierre Bost |
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| Cinematography | Bruno de Keyzer |
| Edited by | Armand Psenny |
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| Distributed by | AMLF |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 2.4 million [1] |
A Sunday in the Country (French: Un Dimanche à la Campagne) is a 1984 French drama film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Bertrand Tavernier, based on Pierre Bost's 1945 novel Monsieur Ladmiral va bientôt mourir. The film stars Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma, Geneviève Mnich, and Monique Chaumette. It explores family dynamics in a clan on the eve of World War I.
The film was theatrically released in France on 11 April 1984, and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 37th Cannes Film Festival, where Tavernier was awarded Best Director. It received generally positive reviews from critics. The film won Best Actress for Azéma, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography from a total of eight nominations, including Best Film, at the 10th César Awards. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Golden Globe Awards and the 38th British Academy Film Awards.