My Afternoons With Marguerite: Press reviews

'It is best to watch Depardieu and Casadesus reading Camus et alia to each other. That, at least, is genuinely affecting.'

'Depardieu's the best he's been for years, while 95-year-old Casadesus is a sheer delight. Only the French could get away with such an old-fashioned charmer. '

'Charming slice of small-town France. '

'Gérard Depardieu was born to play Falstaff, though unfortunately in the wrong country'

'It's all too mild and cosy to get very excited about'

'It's a charming, sentimental, well-acted movie, and any readers' group would want to make an outing to see it.'

'There are a couple of performances to admire'

'It's as simple but nourishing as one of Germain's bulging baguettes, though with perhaps more sugar than is really good for you.'

'French time-passer which waddles along amiably and then ends unforgivably.'

'You really will need a sweet tooth for this one. Or rather, you will need a complete set of dentures made out of Mars Bars and Creme Eggs.'

'While it is seldom a hardship to watch Gérard Depardieu in anything, this squib about an unlikely friendship is a nugatory addition to his CV.'

'There is a sweet chemistry between Depardieu and Casadesus, but their wry interactions are lost within a rambling, frothy non-story that aims squarely for the heart over the head.'